Delbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ) is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn.
Delbrück | |
|---|---|
 Town centre of Delbrück | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Delbrück within Paderborn district  | |
  Delbrück  Delbrück | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′00″N 08°34′00″E / 51.76667°N 8.56667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Werner Peitz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 157.26 km2 (60.72 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,874 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33129 |
| Dialling codes | 05250 02944 Westenholz 05294 Steinhorst |
| Vehicle registration | PB |
| Website | www.stadt-delbrueck.de |
History
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The first document[specify] mentioning the town dates to 1219. In 1410, the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the bishop of Paderborn and the bishop of Cologne.
Subdivisions
edit| Subdivisions | Population[3] (30 June 2011) |
Area (in km2) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Anreppen | 1,336 | 9.89 | |
| Bentfeld | 1,358 | 8.09 | |
| Boke | 2,592 | 16.12 | |
| Delbrück | 11,417 | 20.40 | |
| Hagen[note 1] | 2,389 | 18.56 | |
| Lippling[note 2] | 2,143 | 15.48 | |
| Ostenland | 3,025 | 21.80 | |
| Schöning[note 2] | 1,292 | 7.08 | |
| Steinhorst[note 2] | 769 | 8,15 | |
| Westenholz | 3,693 | 31.75 | |
| Total | 30,014 | 157.32 |
Mayors
edit- Robert Oelsmeier (CSU): 1999–2009
- Werner Peitz (independent) since 2009
Twin towns – sister cities
edit
Budakeszi, Hungary
Quérénaing, France
Zossen, Germany
Notable people
edit- Albert Florath (1888–1957), official advisor in Delbrück, worked in the Poor, Church and School Department as well as in the police department
- Martin Amedick (born 1982), footballer
- Dennis Eilhoff (born 1982), footballer
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
- ^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related to Delbrück at Wikimedia Commons
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