Paderborn
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{{Infobox German Location
|Name = Paderborn
|Art = Stadt
|image_photo = Paderborner Rathaus.jpg
|imagesize = <!-- Photo size. Default is 250px -->
|image_caption = Paderborn town hall
|Wappen = Paderborner Wappen.png
|lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 43 | lat_sec = 0
|lon_deg = 8 | lon_min = 46 | lon_sec = 0
|Lageplan = Lage Ort Paderborn Kreis Paderborn.png
|Lageplanbeschreibung = Location of the city of Paderborn within the district
|Bundesland = NRW
|Regierungsbezirk = Detmold
|Landkreis = Paderborn
|Höhe = 94-347
|Fläche = 179.38
|Einwohner = 144258
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|pop_ref = <ref>[http://www.lds.nrw.de/statistik/datenangebot/Regionen/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp7_dez06.html Population data]</ref>
|PLZ = 33041-33106
|Vorwahl = 05251, 05252, 05254, 05293
|Kfz = PB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 7 74 032
|Gliederung = 8
|Adresse = Am Abdinghof 11<br/>33098 Paderborn
|Website = [http://www.paderborn.de/microsite/welcome/index.php paderborn.de]
|Bürgermeister = Heinz Paus
|Partei = CDU
}}
'''Paderborn''' ({{IPA2|paːdɐˈbɔʁn}}) is a city in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], capital of the [[Paderborn (district)|Paderborn district]]. The name of the city derives from the river [[Pader River|Pader]], which originates in more than 200 springs near [[Paderborn Cathedral]], where [[St. Liborius]] is buried.
==History==
Paderborn was founded as a [[bishopric]] by [[Charlemagne]] in [[795]]. In [[799]] [[Pope Leo III]] fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in [[800]] and was crowned as [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by Leo in return.
The bishop of Paderborn became a [[Prince of the Empire]] in [[1100]]. The city was taken by [[Prussia]] in 1802, then by the French vassal state [[Kingdom of Westphalia]] from 1807 to 1813 and then returned to Prussia.
The tree [[Irminsul]] was supposedly located near Paderborn.
Paderborn was the seat of the [[Bishopric of Paderborn]]; today it is seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop.
[[Image:Paderborn-Kupferstich-Merian.png|thumb|right|312px|Paderborn in 1647.]]
[[Liborius of Le Mans|St. Liborius]] is commemorated in Paderborn every year in July with the Liborifest. He is the patron of Paderborn, to which his relics were transferred in 836.
==Geography==
Paderborn is situated at the spring of the ''Pader'' river, approx. 30 kilometers east of [[Lippstadt]] and approx. 50 kilometers south of [[Bielefeld]]. The hills of the [[Eggegebirge]] are located east of the city.
===Neighbouring places===
{|
| valign="top" |
* [[Hövelhof]]
* [[Bad Lippspringe]]
* [[Altenbeken]]
* [[Lichtenau, Westphalia|Lichtenau]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Borchen]]
* [[Salzkotten]]
* [[Delbrück]]
|}
[[Image:Over paderborn.jpg|left|thumb|Central Paderborn and Cathedral]]
=== Division of the town===
The city of Paderborn consists of the following wards
{|
| valign="top" |
* Paderborn (city center)
* Schloß Neuhaus
* [[Elsen]]
* Benhausen
* Wewer
| valign="top" |
* Paderborn-Dahl
* Neuenbeken
* Marienloh
* [[Sennelager]]
* Sande
|}
==Population==
Paderborn has a population of over 144,000, of which approximately 10% are students at the local [[Universität Paderborn|university]]. Additionally, about 10,000 members or relatives of members of the [[British armed forces]] live in Paderborn, but are not included in the nominal population size. About half of the armed forces and families live in the [[Sennelager]] ward, the location of the largest barracks.
== Industry ==
Paderborn is the headquarters of the former [[Nixdorf Computer AG]], which was acquired by [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] in the early 1990s and known as [[Siemens-Nixdorf]] for about 10 years. The company is now known as [[Wincor Nixdorf]] which is still located in Paderborn, but Siemens retains a considerable presence in the city.
Many other IT companies as well as industrial enterprises are located in Paderborn, too:
* [[dSPACE]] (engineering tools)
* [[Benteler AG]] (steel/tube, automotive, trade)
* [[Claas]] (farm machines)
* [[Deutsche Bahn AG]] (vehicle maintenance)
* [[Flextronics]]
* [[Fujitsu Siemens Computers]]
* [[Orga Systems GmbH]]
* [[Siemens AG]] (Siemens IT Solutions and Services)
* [[Wincor Nixdorf]]
* [[Secure Computing Corporation]]
* [[Zuken]] (PCB EMC Analysis and Design Software)
Paderborn is also home of the "[[Brauerei Paderborner|Paderborner]]" brewery, which has belonged to the Warsteiner group since 1990.
== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Le Mans]], [[France]], officially since 1967, traditionally since 836 (oldest partnership of its kind in Europe)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bolton]], [[United Kingdom]], since 1975
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Belleville, Illinois|Belleville]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]], since 1990
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pamplona]], [[Spain]], since 1992
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Przemyśl]], [[Poland]], since 1993
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Debrecen]], [[Hungary]], since 1994
== Education ==
Paderborn was once the oldest academic site in Westphalia. In 1614, a [[University of Paderborn|university]] was founded by Jesuits but was closed in 1819. It was re-founded in 1972 as Universität-Gesamthochschule and transformed into a sole university in 2002. Today, it is attended by about 14,000 students.
Additionally, several theologic and private academic institutes exist.
Paderborn has the biggest computer museum in the world, the [[Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum]] [http://www.hnf.de]. From 2001 to 2005 it hosted the [[RoboCup]] German Open.
== Sports ==
Paderborn is home of the [[SC Paderborn 07]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club, which achieved fame in 2005 by advancing to the second [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]], but has since been relegated again.
Paderborn is a focal point in Germany for [[United States|American]] sports. The local [[baseball]] team, the [[Paderborn Untouchables]], has won many German championships, and the local [[American Football]] team, the Paderborn Dolphins, has also enjoyed considerable success. In 2006 the [[digibu Baskets]], the home [[basketball]] team of the city achieved the [[Basketball Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].
== Transportation ==
[[Image:Airport PAD Abflughalle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Paderborn Airport.]]
Paderborn is located at the [[Bundesautobahn 33|Autobahn A 33]], which connects Paderborn to the [[Bundesautobahn 2|Autobahn A 2]] in the north and the [[Bundesautobahn 44|Autobahn A 44]] in the south.
The main train station is a regular stop for the [[InterCity]] and several local trains. Train connections can be found [http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en here].
The [[Paderborn Lippstadt Airport]] connects Paderborn to the bigger German airports and offers flights to many locations in Europe. There is a [http://www.airport-pad.com/sites_en/bus_anfahrt.htm bus shuttle] between the airport and the Paderborn main train station.
In Paderborn there is a bus system served by the [http://www.padersprinter.de/ PaderSprinter] for local buses and the [http://www.bbh-paderborn.de/ Bahnbus Hochstift (bbh)] for regional buses.
== External links ==
*[http://www.paderborn.de/microsite/welcome/index.php Official site of the city]
*[http://www.paderborner-land.de Site of the Paderborn region]
*[http://www.lwl.org/westfaelische-geschichte/portal/Internet/ku.php?tab=pro&ID=14 Ordinances of the "Fürstbistum Paderborn" online] {{de icon}}
*[http://www.robocup-german-open.de/en Homepage of the annual RoboCup competition]
*[http://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/ University of Paderborn]
{{Commons|Paderborn}}
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