Büren is a municipality in the
district of Paderborn, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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Geography
Büren is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Alme and
Afte
Afte is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a tributary of the river Alme, into which it flows in Büren.
See also
*List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia
A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
A
* Aa, left tr ...
, approx. 20 km south-west of
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for t ...
and approx. 30 km south-east of
Lippstadt
Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn.
Ge ...
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Neighbouring municipalities
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Brilon
Brilon (; Westphalian: ''Brailen'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.
Geography
Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the upper reaches of the r ...
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Geseke
''Geseke'' () is a town in the administrative district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Geseke is situated approximately 12 km south-east of Lippstadt and 20 km south-west of Paderborn. The city is located at the ...
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Rüthen
Rüthen () is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Rüthen is situated at the northeastern border of the natural preserve Arnsberger Wald between the Haarstrang and the valley of the river Möhne, approx ...
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Salzkotten
Salzkotten is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Salzkotten (in English, "Salt cottages") is based in the former salt production, which gave Salzkotten its raison d'être. Salt was found in the salty ...
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Bad Wünnenberg
Bad Wünnenberg is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Aabach, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is ...
Division of the town
After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:
Transportation
Train connections to the outside world are laid off.
Twin towns – sister cities
Büren is
twinned with:
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Kortemark
Kortemark (), also previously Cortemarck, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame, Kortemark, Werken and Zarren. On January 1, 2006, Kortemark had a total population of ...
, Belgium (1981)
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Charenton-le-Pont
Charenton-le-Pont () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne (river), Marne rivers; the () pa ...
, France (1989)
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Mittersill
Mittersill ( bar, Mittasü) is a city in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, in the Pinzgau region of the Alps. It is located on the Salzach River. It has a population of 5,408 as of 2011.
Geography
Mittersill lies approximately 25 km to the ...
, Austria (1995)
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Ignalina
Ignalina ( pl, Ignalino) is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas.
Legend
It is said that Ignalina ha ...
, Lithuania (2003)
Culture and notable places
The village of ''Wewelsburg'' is the home of the
Wewelsburg
Wewelsburg () is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, which is a district of the town of Büren, Westphalia, in the ''Landkreis'' of Paderborn in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The castle has a triangular ...
Renaissance castle, which was a focus of
SS mythology during the
Nazism
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...
era. The castle now hosts the museum of the district of Paderborn with the permanent exhibition "Wewelsburg 1933–1945. Place of cult and terror of the SS".
Notable people
![Gedenktafel Moritz von Büren](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Gedenktafel_Moritz_von_B%C3%BCren.jpg)
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Adelaide II of Büren (die 1220), abbess
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Moritz von Büren (1604–1661), founder of the Jesuit college
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Daniel Farke (born 1976), football player and manager
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Michael Henke
Michael Henke (born 27 April 1957) is a German football coach and a former player. He is the current caretaker of Arminia Bielefeld. His most notable post was managing 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2005–06 season for 14 games. He has spent much ...
(born 1957), football player and manager
References
External links
Official site
Paderborn (district)
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