Bad Lippspringe () is a town in the district of
Paderborn, in
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany.
Geography
Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald,
approximately north-east of
Paderborn. The river
Lippe has its source in Bad Lippspringe, and the town is noted for its powerful river
springs, many hospitals and its beautiful state gardening show in 2017. Bad Lippspringe has been twinned with
Newbridge, County Kildare ( ga,
An Droichead Nua
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish name Droichead Nua (), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, and grew rapidly a ...
),
Ireland since 2008.
History
Lippspringe is mentioned in chronicles as early as the 9th century, and here in the 13th century the order of the
Templars established a stronghold. It received civic rights about 1400.
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (25 December 1813 – 5 April 1894) was a German doctor, politician of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet.
Weber was born in Alshausen, near Bad Driburg, in Westphalia. His father was forester for the Count o ...
was born here in 1817. During the 19th century, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, with saline waters of a temperature of , were used both for bathing and drinking in cases of
tuberculosis.
[ Further citations:
*Dammann, ''Der Kurort Lippspringe'' (Paderborn, 1900);
*Koniger, ''Lippspringe'' (Berlin, 1893); and
*Frey, ''Lippspringe, Kurort für Lungenkranke'' (Paderborn, 1899).]
Sports
The local football team is
BV Bad Lippspringe BV, B.V., Bv, bV, or bv may refer to:
In arts and entertainment
* Backing vocal, in music, a vocal harmony with the lead vocalist provided by one or more backing vocalists
* Busoni-Verzeichnis, a catalogue of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni
Comp ...
, which
Antonio Di Salvo started his career with, after being born nearby.
Bad Lippspringe is home to RAPA (Rhine Army Parachute Association), a British Army Parachute and Skydiving Dropzone. This was formed in 1964 and is still going today.
People born in Bad Lippspringe born or connected to the city
*
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (25 December 1813 – 5 April 1894) was a German doctor, politician of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet.
Weber was born in Alshausen, near Bad Driburg, in Westphalia. His father was forester for the Count o ...
(1813–1894), German epic poet, fountain doctor in Lippspringe
*
Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben (1650–1734), Prussian field marshal
* Friedrich Kühn (1907–1979), German politician of the CDU, who was born in Bad Lippspringe
* Wilhelm Wegener (1911–2004), legal historian and genealogist
* Erich Fuchs (1921–2008), German
internist and
allergist, many years top and chief physician at the Asthma Clinic Allergy Research Institute in Bad Lippspringe
*
Sabine Lösing
Sabine Lösing (born 30 November 1955) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from Germany. She is a member of The Left, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.Neues Deutschland: Delegation der LINKEN, 14. Jul ...
(born 1955), member of the European Parliament, grew up in Bad Lippspringe
*
Markus Gellhaus
Markus Gellhaus (born 9 June 1970) is a former German football player and manager is the currently assistant head coach club of Schalke 04.
Playing career
He played for SC Paderborn during his career.
Coaching career Early career
He held severa ...
(born 1970), German football coach, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe
*
Antonio Di Salvo (born 1979), Italian footballer, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe
Galllery
File:Bl-arminiusquelle-mit-lq-im-vordergrund.jpg, with in the foreground
File:Friedrich Wilhelm Weber.jpg, Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (25 December 1813 – 5 April 1894) was a German doctor, politician of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet.
Weber was born in Alshausen, near Bad Driburg, in Westphalia. His father was forester for the Count o ...
File:Bad Lippspringe 25 Pfg 1921.jpg, 25- from 1921
References
External links
Official site
(Emergency banknotes from the town of Lippspringe) http://webgerman.com/Notgeld/Directory/L/Lippspringe1.htm One note shows the baptism of the Saxons in 776 after submitting to Charlemagne
.
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Paderborn (district)
Spa towns in Germany