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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Büren
Aerial view from the——south of Büren
Aerial view from the south of Büren
Coat of arms of Büren
Coat of arms
Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrück
Büren is located in Germany
Büren
Büren
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Büren is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Büren
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Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E / 51.550; 8.567
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions12
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Burkhard Schwuchow (CDU)
Area
 • Total170.97 km (66.01 sq mi)
Highest elevation360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation190 m (620 ft)
Population
 • Total21,483
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33142
Dialling codes2951
2955 (Wewelsburg)
2958 (Harth)
Vehicle registrationPB, BÜR
Websitewww.bueren.de

Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Büren is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:

  • Büren
  • Ahden
  • Barkhausen
  • Brenken
  • Eickhoff
  • Harth
  • Hegensdorf
  • Keddinghausen
  • Ringelstein
  • Siddinghausen
  • Steinhausen
  • Weiberg
  • Weine
  • Wewelsburg

Transportation

Train connections——to the "outside world are laid off."

Twin towns – sister cities

Büren is twinned with:

Culture and notable places

The village of Wewelsburg is the home of the Wewelsburg Renaissance castle, which was a focus of SS mythology during the Nazism era. The castle now hosts the museum of the district of Paderborn with the permanent exhibition "Wewelsburg 1933–1945. Place of cult and terror of the SS".

Notable people

Memorial plate Moritz von Büren in Büren

References

External links

Overview of Büren, Westphalia


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