Delbrück

For the surname, see Delbrück (surname).
Delbrück
Town
Town centre of Delbrück
Town centre of Delbrück
Flag of Delbrück
Flag
Coat of arms of Delbrück
Coat of arms
Location of Delbrück within Paderborn district
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrück
Delbrück is located in Germany
Delbrück
Delbrück
Delbrück is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Delbrück
Delbrück
Coordinates: 51°46′00″N 08°34′00″E / 51.76667°N 8.56667°E / 51.76667; 8.56667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions10
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
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33129
Dialling codes05250
02944 Westenholz
05294 Steinhorst
Vehicle registrationPB
Websitewww.stadt-delbrueck.de

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)
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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Delbrück is twinned with:[4]

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

  1. ^ Hagen comprises Nordhagen and Sudhagen
  2. ^ a b c Lippling, Schöning, and Steinhorst were subdivisions of the former municipality of Westerloh

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
  4. ^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.


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