Büren | |
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Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn | |
Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Paderborn |
Subdivisions | 12 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Burkhard Schwuchow [1] ( CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 21,524 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 33142 |
Dialling codes | 2951 2955 (Wewelsburg) 2958 (Harth) |
Vehicle registration | PB, BÜR |
Website | www.bueren.de |
Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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.
After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:
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Train connections to the outside world are laid off.
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".
Büren | |
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Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn | |
Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E / 51.550°N 8.567°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Paderborn |
Subdivisions | 12 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Burkhard Schwuchow [1] ( CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 21,524 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 33142 |
Dialling codes | 2951 2955 (Wewelsburg) 2958 (Harth) |
Vehicle registration | PB, BÜR |
Website | www.bueren.de |
Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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.
After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:
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Train connections to the outside world are laid off.
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".