Büren, Westphalia
Büren | |
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_aerial_view_from_south.jpg) Aerial view from the south of Büren | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn  | |
  Büren  Büren | |
| 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,483 |
| • 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 town in Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
[change | change source]Büren is at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte. It is about 20 km southwest of Paderborn and about 30 km southeast of Lippstadt.
Neighbouring municipalities
[change | change source]Division of the town
[change | change source]Büren has 12 districts:
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Twin towns
[change | change source]Büren is twinned with:
Kortemark, Belgium (1981)
Charenton-le-Pont, France (1989)
Mittersill, Austria (1995)
Ignalina, Lithuania (2003)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Büren (Westfalen).
- Official website (in German)
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