Büren, Westphalia

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Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn
Büren
Aerial view from the south of Büren
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Town subdivisions	12
Mayor	Wolfgang Runge (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	170.97 km² (66 sq mi)
Elevation	190-360 m
Population	22,032 (31/12/2006)
- Density	129 /km² (334 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PB
Postal codes	33130-33142
Area codes	2951 2955 (Wewelsburg) 2958 (Harth)
Website	www.bueren.de
Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 8°34′0″E / 51.55, 8.56667

Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

1 Geography
2 Culture and notable places
3 External links

[edit] Geography

Büren is situated on the river Alme, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:

Büren
Ahden
Barkhausen
Brenken
Büren

Eickhoff
Harth
Hegensdorf
Keddinghausen
Siddinghausen

Steinhausen
Weiberg
Weine
Wewelsburg

[edit] Twin Towns

Kortemark (Belgium) –- since 1981
Charenton-le-Pont (France) -- since 1989
Mittersill (Austria) -- since 1995
Ignalina (Lithuania) -– since 2003

[edit] Culture and notable places

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".