Paderborn is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Paderborn district. Its name derives from the river Pader and the old German word Born for the source of a river; the Pader itself rises from more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where Saint Liborius is buried.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.716667 degrees north 1 FAQs
Why is the Pader called the shortest river in Germany?
The Teutoburg Forest regional tourism site says: "They pump an average of 5,000 liters of water per second. This makes them some of the most water-rich springs in Germany. The six spring streams flow through the north of the city center and merge into the Pader before they reach the Altstadtring. This flows into the Lippe, which has less water, after just over four kilometers in the Schloß Neuhaus district. This makes the Pader the shortest river in Germany."
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1. Paderborn (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 155,906 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.716667, longitude 8.766667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 94 m
P2046 (area)
area 179.59 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 155906 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Paderborn
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 777
Erstmals wurde Paderborn in einer Urkunde im Jahr 777 erwähnt, als unter Karl dem Großen in Paderborn ein Reichstag und eine Missionssynode stattfanden.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 777
Erstmals wurde Paderborn in einer Urkunde im Jahr 777 erwähnt, als unter Karl dem Großen in Paderborn ein Reichstag und eine Missionssynode stattfanden.
Source text, founding-year: 777
Erstmals wurde Paderborn in einer Urkunde im Jahr 777 erwähnt, als unter Karl dem Großen in Paderborn ein Reichstag und eine Missionssynode stattfanden.
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Paderborn (Wikipedia)
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On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
Patterbuorn, also Paterboärn) is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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