Paderborn

Paderborn
City
Paderborn town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the city of Paderborn within the district
Paderborn Show map of Germany Paderborn Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E / 51.717; 8.767
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Stefan-Oliver Strate (CDU)
Area
• Total	179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	156,887
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33041-33106
Dialling codes	05251, 05252, 05254, 05293
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	paderborn.de

Paderborn (Low German: Patterbuorn, Paterboärn) is a city in the middle west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and "born", an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral. It has about 157,300 inhabitants and a university.

Paderborn has a football club in the first men's league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).

Pope John Paul II visited Paderborn in 1996 and Pope Leo III stayed in Paderborn in 799 for three months.

Paderborn has got a very big cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne ("Karl der Große").

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