Delbrück
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Delbrück within Paderborn district
(2020–25) Werner Peitz[1] (Ind.)
(2022-12-31)[2]
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02944 Westenholz
05294 Steinhorst
Delbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ⓘ) is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn.
History
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
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
- Robert Oelsmeier (CSU): 1999–2009
- Werner Peitz (independent) since 2009
Twin towns – sister cities
Delbrück is twinned with:[4]
- Budakeszi, Hungary
- Quérénaing, France
- Zossen, Germany
Notable people
- 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
- ^ Hagen comprises Nordhagen and Sudhagen
- ^ a b c Lippling, Schöning, and Steinhorst were subdivisions of the former municipality of Westerloh
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
- ^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to Delbrück at Wikimedia Commons
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