Hövelhof

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Location of Hövelhof within Paderborn district
Hövelhof
Former hunting lodge of the Paderborn prince bishops
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Municipal subdivisions	5
Mayor	Michael Berens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	70.67 km² (27.3 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population	15,918 (31/12/2006)
- Density	225 /km² (583 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PB
Postal codes	33155–33161
Area codes	05257 05294 Hövelhof-Espeln
Website	www.hoevelhof.de
Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 08°39′00″E / 51.816667, 8.65

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

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbouring municipalities
- 1.2 Division of the municipality
2 Description
3 Culture
4 Politics
5 Notable persons
6 Twin Towns
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Hövelhof is located in the Senne area, the eastern part of the Westfälische Bucht, approx. 10km northwest of Paderborn.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the municipality

Klausheide
Staumühle
Espeln
Riege
Hövelriege

[edit] Description

Unusually for a village as small as Hövelhof, it is relatively self-contained—there are numerous supermarkets, restaurants, clothes shops, travel agencies, pubs and much more, meaning that the village could theoretically remain independent of the city of Paderborn. In fact, the only common feature of a fully-fledged town that is missing from Hövelhof is a cinema, for which inhabitants do indeed need to venture into Paderborn City Center—approximately 15 km (10 mi) away. It also has five schools, its own fire brigade, and a library.

[edit] Culture

Hövelhof has two main festivals during the year. The first is the Schützenfest, a celebration of the St. Hubertus Hunters' Guild, which takes place on the hunting grounds. The second is the Hövelmarkt, a general village fair with not only market stalls, but also fairground rides and traditional German dances, complete with traditional music and costume.