Bühne (Borgentreich)
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Bühne is a village and constituent community (''Stadtteil'') of the East Westphalian town Borgentreich in Höxter district and Detmold region in
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. Bühne has approximately 1,200 inhabitants. With 23 km² it is the second largest constituent community of Borgentreich.


History

Bühne was first mentioned in a document around 850 under the name ''Piun''. It was one of the fortified castles of the nobility of the
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn The Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn () was an ecclesiastical principality (Hochstift) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1281 to 1802. History The Diocese of Paderborn was founded in 799 by Pope Leo III. In the early years it was subordinated to t ...
. ''Piun'' is a
Bavarian dialect Bavarian (; ), alternately Austro-Bavarian, is a group of Upper German varieties spoken in the south-east of the German language area, including the German state of Bavaria, most of Austria, and South Tyrol in Italy. Prior to 1945, Bavaria ...
version of ''Bühne'' that was used by the author of that document, the head of administration of King Arnulf. On 1 January 1975, Bühne was integrated into the city of Borgentreich as a constituent community.Martin Bünermann & Heinz Köstering (1975): ''Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen.'' Cologne: Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, .


References


Further reading

* Hengst, Karl; Klotz, Josef & Seehase, Günter (1990): ''Piun Bühne - Kulturgeschichte eines Dorfes in Ostwestfalen. Paderborn: Bonifatius.''


External links


Web portal about Bühne-Piun
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