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Paderborn
Patterbuorn / Paterboärn (Westphalian) | |
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Location of the city of Paderborn within the district | |
Coordinates: 51°43′05″N 8°45′15″E / 51.71806°N 8.75417°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Paderborn |
Subdivisions | 8 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Michael Dreier[1] (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)[2] | |
• Total | 155,749 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,200/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 (German pronunciation: [paːdɐˈbɔʁn] ; Westphalian: Patterbuorn, also Paterboärn)[3] is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 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.
Paderborn ranks 55th on the List of cities in Germany by population.
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