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| Paderborn | ||
| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 150.580 (2019) | |
| height | 94 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 5251 882980 Website | |
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Paderborn is a must-see university town in North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite the destruction in World War II, the cathedral city still has many old buildings.
background
history
Paderborn is one of the oldest cities in Westphalia and was founded by Charlemagne in 777. The medieval Saxons originally lived in the area and were forcibly Christianized by the Franks. In the year 700, the then Pope fled from Rome to the Pader springs, which was to provide the basis for Charles' later coronation as emperor. On the occasion of a relic transfer of St. Liborius, the city closed in 836 Le Mans in France the oldest still existing town twinning in Europe. Later, the Ottonians used the Paderborn imperial palace as a place of court and assembly. The city, which is deeply rooted in Catholicism, had its greatest significance not only in the High Middle Ages, but later also in the early Baroque.
Until 1802/03 Paderborn was the capital of the Principality of Paderborn. Most of the historical buildings that are still significant today were built during this time, above all the Gothic cathedral and the town hall as well as the prince-bishop's residential palace in Neuhaus, both in the Weser Renaissance style. Paderborn also belonged to the Hanseatic League at this time. In the 17th century, the city was to change briefly to Protestantism until it was forced to Catholicism by the prince-bishop through violence and educational reforms. In 1614 a university was founded in Paderborn for the first time, which continues today in the Paderborn Theological Faculty. The function of the capital city made Paderborn an administrative and educational location at an early stage, always rooted in an agricultural environment. The Thirty Years 'War and the Seven Years' War in particular devastated the city and region.
In 1802/03 the city was occupied by Prussia. After a brief interlude in the French-dominated Kingdom of Westphalia, the principality became Prussian again. In the 19th century the city of Berlin was only treated as a provincial town. The industrial revolution did not take place in Paderborn, which was neglected by Prussia. The city also led a shadowy existence during the Weimar Republic. Although National Socialism could never achieve an absolute majority due to the dominance of the Catholic center, the residents of the Jewish faith were deported and murdered.
During the Second World War (1945), the city, which was built mainly from half-timbered houses, was 80% destroyed, although it had no strategic importance. The reconstruction was "car-friendly". Streets were widened, the once picturesque half-timbered town got unadorned stone buildings. However, some of the important churches and sacred buildings have been preserved. The overall character of the city from the Middle Ages and early modern times can be guessed well. The city has experienced a remarkable boom since the 1970s. In 1972 the University of Paderborn was re-established as a comprehensive university. A comprehensive regional reform, which should upgrade the city to the regional center, the development of an important computer industry (Nixdorf) and the establishment of a regional airport were only a few cornerstones that led to a large population growth.
The last British troops are due to leave Germany in 2015, which is why the city is now facing another restructuring. With the land used by the military becoming free, the city and the surrounding area are opening up new opportunities. However, this also breaks away a piece of Paderborn culture.
importance
The city is an upper center, between Wins, Dortmund, Bielefeld, Goettingen and kassel. In the post-war period, the city grew disproportionately through regional reform, influx and birth surpluses: over 100% since 1950.
Neighboring communities
- in the Teutoburg Forest or Egge Mountains: Bad Lippspringe, Altenbeken, Lichtenau (Egge Mountains)
- in the Westphalian Bay (Hellwegbörden): Borchen, Salzkotten, Delbruck, Hövelhof
getting there
By plane
The regional 1 Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
(IATA: PAD), is located around 15 kilometers south-west of Paderborn. Destinations with few connections a day include Frankfurt, Munich. Furthermore, many charter planes start in southern holiday destinations. There is an hourly express bus service between the airport and the main train station.
If you really want to fly, you should use scheduled flights to the airports. The Hanover Airport(IATA: HAJ) is 140 km away, 2 1/4 hours travel time by train, S5 without changing, the Dusseldorf Airport(IATA: DUS) is 145 km or 2 hours with the IC without changing trains.
Small planes use the airfield Paderborn-Haxterberg (EDLR), suitable for gliders, motor gliders, small motor planes. A call line taxi drives to the district Haxtergrund. The next train stop is Paderborn Kasseler Tor; next bus stop is Uni / Südring.
By train
The 2 Paderborn Central Station is on the railway line from Cologne / Düsseldorf via Hamm to Kassel. It is located about one and a half kilometers southwest of the city center. The ICE Dortmund - Kassel - Würzburg - Munich and the IC line 45 Düsseldorf - Hamm - Kassel - Erfurt - Berlin - Stralsund and the stop in Paderborn
- RE 11 from Dusseldorf above Hamm to Paderborn, as well as further to kassel (every two hours)
- RB 72 East Westphalia Railway of Herford to Paderborn,
- RB 74 Senne train from Bielefeld (also with the more centrally located 3 Kasseler Tor stop), the train station PB-Nord and PB-Sennelager),
- RB 84 Harrow track of Holzminden,
- RB 89 Westphalia Railway on the route Muenster-Warburg (via Hamm, Soest, Lippstadt, Paderborn, Altenbecken. In Warburg connection to Kassel),
- S5 over Hamelin and Hannover Hbf to Hannover Airport.
By bus
Paderborn is served by numerous long-distance bus routes. Frequently used stop is that 4 Long-distance bus stop Paderborn ZOB. Individual buses also run the 5 Long-distance bus stop Paderborn Maspernplatz at.
In the street
Paderborn is on the motorway
who the 
(Oberhausen-Berlin) and the 
(Dortmund-Kassel) connects. The federal highway 
connects the city with Dortmund via Soest and Detmold. Continue to use the 
With Höxter and Munster, as well as from the south via the 
with Warburg and Korbach.
By bicycle
Cyclists can get to Paderborn on signposted paths from all directions. Some cycle routes end here, others pass through town. The most important (national) regional ones are mentioned here:
- Kaiser route (Aachen-Paderborn)
- Alme bike path (Brilon - Paderborn) - along the river of the same name (from Siddinghausen on the same path as the Kaiser route)
- BahnRadRoute Weser - Lippe (Bremen - Bielefeld - Paderborn) - over old railway lines
- BahnRadRoute Teuto - Senne (Osnabrück - Bielefeld - Paderborn) - also via old railway lines
- Roman Lippe Route (Detmold - Paderborn - Xanten) - along the Lippe and past ancient sites (largely replaces the former Roman route)
- Hellweg route (Dortmund - Paderborn - Höxter) - along the old trade route through the Soester Börde and the Weserbergland
On foot
- Two recognized by the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe meet in the episcopal city Way of St. James: One way comes out Corvey and continues over the Hellweg to Dortmund. On the other hand, a signposted path begins in Paderborn and goes through the monastery Dalheim, Marsberg to Elspe in the Sauerland leads. The destination and starting point is Paderborn Cathedral, whose paradise portal served as a pilgrimage hostel in the Middle Ages.[1]
mobility
The PaderSprinter buses run in local public transport. The applies to all regional trains and buses Tariff of the local transport association Paderborn - Höxter (Hochstift tariff).
Tourist Attractions
Paderborn offers one of the rare combinations of buildings with significant church history and a new computer industry. This is also reflected in the sights.
Churches
They say either it's raining in Paderborn or the bells are ringing. The city's churches were primarily created in the Middle Ages and early modern times and still shape the cityscape today. Overview of the most important sacred buildings in Paderborn in terms of art history (with relevant dates of construction, without previous buildings):
- 1 Busdorf Church.
(11th century). - 2 Abdinghof Church. (11th century).
- 3 Gaukirche. (11th century).
- 4 Bartolomäus chapel. (11th century).
- The 5 Dom. from the 13th century is the seat of the Archbishop of Paderborn and the Metropolitan Church of the province. It also houses one of the city's landmarks, the Three Hares Window. The west tower of the cathedral is 93m high, making it the tallest building in Paderborn.Open: Mon-Sun 06: 30-18: 30.
- 6 St. Heinrich and Kunigunde. Neuhaus Castle (17th century).
- 7 Market Church. former Jesuit and university church (17th century).
- 8 Capuchin Church. (17th century).
- 9 Franciscan Church. (17th century).
- 10 Alexius Chapel. (17th century).
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Castles, chateaux and palaces
- The 11 Prince-Bishop's Residence. in Neuhaus Castle from the 16th century lies between the confluences of the Pader and Alme in the Lippe and has an island-like location. In 1994, on the occasion of the state garden show, the palace and meadow park was created.
Buildings
- The 12 town hall. in the style of the Weser Renaissance in the city center was almost completely destroyed at the end of the Second World War. In the years 1947-1958 it was rebuilt in the old style (completed in 1620) and houses both the registry office and the city council.
- The 13 Adam and Eve House. is one of the oldest surviving half-timbered houses in Paderborn and houses it City History Museum.
- The Theodorianum high school (briefly also: das Theo) is one of the 10 oldest schools still in existence in the German-speaking area. The former cathedral school was founded in 799, the school building has existed since 1612.
Monuments
Museums
- 14 Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum. Computer Museum.
- Diocesan museum with cathedral treasury
- City History Museum. The museum is located in the Adam and Eve House.
- 15 Museum in the Kaiserpfalz
- Municipal gallery at Abdinghof
- Paderborn School Museum
- 16 German Tractor and Model Car Museum
- Natural History Museum
Streets and squares
Parks
- The 17 Pader spring area. is in the center of the city. The river has its source in more than 200 karst springs here Pader. With a discharge between 3,000 and 9,000 liters per second, the source area is very productive. Incidentally, the Pader itself is the shortest river in Germany. At Neuhaus Castle, it flows into the Lippe after just 4.45 km.
- 18 Riemekepark. is located in the district of the same name to the west of the city center and has a large spring pond as well as a playground and an urban gardening field.
- 19 Bürgerpark. in the southern part of the city.
- 20 Castle and floodplain park. in Schloss Neuhaus on the former site of the State Garden Show in 1994. Today it is used for a series of events, the castle summer.
various
activities
cycle
There are many signposted cycle routes in and around Paderborn. In addition to passageways, there are also circular routes set up by the city of Paderborn, all of them in the north of the city center 1 start:
- Paderborn round tour - Signposted with a yellow route sign, circles the whole city (with a small detour to the starting point) (70 kilometers)
- Paderborn Lake Tour (PB 1) - Nordschleife (26 kilometers)
- Beke-Lippe-Runde (PB 2) - Ostschleife (34 kilometers)
- Haxterberg and Almetal (PB 3) - Südschleife (25 kilometers)
- Paderborn West Loop (PB 4) (32 kilometers)
Culture
- 1 Kammerspiele Paderborn, Neuer Platz 6, 633098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 5251 2881 100. urban theater.
- 2 Cultural workshop, Bahnhofstrasse 64, 33102 Paderborn.
- sputnik
movie theater
- 3 Cineplex Pollux Paderborn, Westernstrasse 34, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 5251 2906000.
- 4 UCI Kinoplex Paderborn, Kamp 30, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 5251 18790.
swim
- 5 Alisobad indoor swimming pool, Am Schlengerbusch 29, 33106 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 (0)5254 6339. Price: adults € 3.50; reduced € 2.00.
- 6 Indoor swimming pool Residenzbad, Am Schloßgarten 7, 33104 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 (0)5254 2888. Price: adults € 3.50; reduced € 2.00.
- 7 Kiliansbad indoor swimming pool, Gertrudenstrasse 12, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 (0)5251 730876.
- 8 Indoor swimming pool opera, Schützenweg 1b, 33102 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 (0)5251 148 740, Fax: 49 (0)5251 690 032. Price: adults € 3.80; reduced € 2.70.
- 9 Rolandsbad outdoor pool, Stolbergallee 20, 33102 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 (0) 5251 33327. Price: adults € 3.50; reduced € 2.00.
- 10 Waldbad outdoor pool, Hermann-Löns-Str. 129, 33104 Paderborn, Germany. Tel.: 49 (0) 5254 2308. Price: adults € 3.50; reduced € 2.00.
shop
The Libori Gallery on Le Mans Wall is a small shopping center with a bowling center, pub and all kinds of shops. Otherwise, the city with its alleys and streets is richly stocked with shops. Both chains and independent shops are located here. Shops selling devotional items can be found in closer proximity to the cathedral.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays there is a vegetable, fruit and flower market in the market in the shadow of the cathedral.
kitchen
It feels like there is more in Paderborn Steakhouses than in other cities, especially more (very) good ones: that La Pampa in Hathumarstraße (not to be confused with the "Las Pampas" in Koenigstraße, which offers medium quality) and that Gaucho (Mühlenstraße, absolute number 1 in Paderborn) in the city center, as well as that Argentina at the Bürgerpark (Borchener Straße).
This is an insider tip for coffee and home-baked / hearty cakes as well as breakfast in a nice atmosphere Tea room in the gallery hotel (Pader headwaters). In-house restaurant is good too.
Inexpensive but tasty, there is Italian food at Pane e Vino in Mühlenstraße, for example gnocchi in sage butter with Parma ham strips for about 9 € or chicken breast in Gorgonzola sauce with rosemary potatoes for about 12 €. Typical little Italian who pampers his guests well. Changing lunch menu, better to reserve in the evening.
Westphalian cuisine is available in the Restaurant Kaiserpfalz in Elsen, Von-Ketteler-Strasse. High standards and price, brewery cellar with a good selection of wines.
nightlife
Pubs and bars
- 1 The Auld Triangle, Kasseler Mauer 11, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49(0)5251 296 364, Email: [email protected]. Pub with a large British crowd (thanks to the adjacent royal barracks) - Monday night pub quiz and bingo.
accommodation
- 1 Youth hostel Paderborn, Meinwerkstr. 16, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 5251 22055, Fax: 49 5251 280017, Email: [email protected]. In the northern part of the core city.Open: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- For RVs there are three parking spaces / overnight stays: on the northern edge of the city center the Maspernplatz car park, outside in Sande am Lippesee at the DLRG station and on the visitor car park of the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum.
- 2 Road House Hotel, 33106 Paderborn-Mönkeloh, Borchener Strasse 322 (next to the dinner of the same name at the Paderborn truck stop). Tel.: 49(0)5251 4177770, Fax: 49(0)5251 4177774, Email: [email protected]. Absolutely inexpensive hotel with good facilities (but no hair dryer) and conveniently located, but quiet. Dinner is in the diner next door, breakfast at the bakery across the street. Checking in at the terminal takes getting used to.Price: flexible prices depending on occupancy, single 39-56 €, double 49-68 €, no breakfast possible.
- 3 Hotel to the mill, Mühlenstrasse 2, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49(0)5251 10750, Fax: 49(0)5251 107545, Email: [email protected]. TIP: Boarding suite for a (short) vacation in Paderborn for a little luxury and independence in a central location: extra living room, kitchenette, nice bathroom, balcony, from € 171 / night.Price: Single from € 83 / double from € 117 / junior suite with air pool from € 131 / all with breakfast.
Learn
The University of Paderborn, the Catholic University of Paderborn (also: KatHo), as well as some universities of applied sciences are located in Paderborn and offer many different sciences.
Work
security
health
Below is a selection of hospitals in the city:
- 1 St. Josef Brothers Hospital, Husener Str. 46, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49(0)5251 7020. Hospital with emergency room.Open: 24/7.
- 2 St. Vincenz Hospital, Am Busdorf 2, 33098 Paderborn. Tel.: 49 5251 860. Open: 24/7.
Practical advice
- 3 Tourist Information Paderborn (Tourist office Paderborn e. V.), 33098 Paderborn, Marienplatz 2a. Tel.: 49(0)5251 882980, Fax: 49(0)5251 882990, Email: [email protected]. is near the town hall.Open: in summer Mo-Fr 10: 00-18: 00, Sa 10: 00-16: 00, in winter Mo-Fr 10: 00-17: 00, Sa 10: 00-14: 00.
- A post office is located in a side street of Westernstrasse in the city center. The post center is a bit out of the way near the main train station.
The local Freifunk community offers free internet in various places. Registration is not necessary for use. Of course, sensible and responsible handling is expected here. You can find information about the free hotspots here.
trips
- Enjoy a boat trip on the Weser, for example in Bad Karlshafen.
- Marvel at old mines in the Ruhr area, for example the Zollern colliery in eat.
- Skiing in the Sauerland, for example in Winterberg.
literature
- : Pinneken and Pieselotten - basic vocabulary for survival in the city and country of Paderborn. 2010, ISBN 978-3000317958 . 9,90 €
Web links
- https://www.paderborn.de/ - Official website of Paderborn
