Paderborn
Sign in to savePaderborn (; Westphalian: Patterbuorn, also Paterboärn) is a city in the eastern Detmold region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the capital of the Paderborn district. 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, where St. Liborius is buried.
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Paderborn is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and serves as the capital of the Paderborn district. The city's name comes from the Pader river and an old German word for a river source, with the Pader originating from over 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where the saint Liborius is buried.
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- Flagge der Stadt Paderborn.svg
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- Location of the city of Paderborn within the district
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- German place.region
- Detmold
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- Paderborn
- German place.elevation
- 94-347
- German place.area
- 179.59
- German place.postal_code
- 33041-33106
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- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Arts and culture
- Image gallery
- Politics
- Mayor
- City council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sports
- Paderborn Baskets (basketball)
- Rugby Club Paderborn e.V. (rugby)
- SC Paderborn 07 (football)
- Infrastructure
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Paderborn (; Westphalian: Patterbuorn, also Paterboärn) is a city in the eastern Detmold region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the capital of the Paderborn district. 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, where St. Liborius is buried.
==History== Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built a castle near the Paderborn springs. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Leo in return. In 836, St. Liborius became the patron saint of Paderborn after his bones were moved there from Le Mans by Bishop Badurad. St. Liborius is commemorated in Paderborn every July with the Liborifest. The bishop of Paderborn, Meinwerk, became a Prince of the Empire in 1100. The bishop had several large buildings built, and the area became a place for the emperors to stay.