Delbrück

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Delbrück
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Delbrück
Delbrück (Germany)
Delbrück
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Paderborn
Town subdivisions 10
Mayor Robert Oelsmeier (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 157.26 km² (60.7 sq mi)
Elevation 77-114 m
Population 30,052  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 191 /km² (495 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PB
Postal code 33129
Area codes 05250
02944 Westenholz
05294 Steinhorst
Website www.stadt-delbrueck.de
Location of the town of Delbrück within Paderborn district
Map

Coordinates: 51°46′00″N 08°34′00″E / 51.766667, 8.566667

Delbrück (IPA[ˈdɛlbʁʏk]) is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn. As of 2002 it has a population of 29,846.

[edit] History

The first document mentioning the town dates from 1219. In 1410 the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the bishop of Paderborn and the bishop of Cologne.

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