Bühne is a village and constituent community (''Stadtteil'') of the
East Westphalian town
Borgentreich in
Höxter district and
Detmold region in
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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. 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
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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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Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia