What is Paderborn (district)?
{{Infobox German district |name=Paderborn |map=North rhine w PB.svg |image_coa = DEU Kreis Paderborn COA.svg |image_flag = Flagge des Kreises Paderborn.svg |state=North Rhine-Westphalia |regierungsbezirk=[[Detmold Government Region|Detmold]] |capital=[[Paderborn]] |Kreisschlüssel = 05774 |area=1246.8 |population=299071 |population_as_of=31/12/2014 |density=240 |carsign=PB |url=http://www.kreis-paderborn.de/ |coordinates = {{Coord|51|42|36|N|8|44|24|E|region:DE-NW_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title}} }} '''Paderborn''' ({{IPA2|paːdɐˈbɔʁn}}) is a Kreis ([[district]]) in the east of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. == History == Paderborn became a part of [[Prussia]] in [[1802]]. After the [[Napoleonic wars]] when Prussia created the province [[Westphalia]] it split Paderborn into two districts - Paderborn and Büren. In [[1975]] these two districts were joined together again to make the current Paderborn district. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Kreis Paderborn COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The red cross in the top of the coat of arms symbolizes the clerical state Paderborn. The wavy line below stands for the rivers in the district, especially the [[Lippe River]]. The symbol in bottom is from the Lords of Büren. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| !colspan=2 align=left|Cities !align=left|Municipalities |- valign=top |width=33%| # [[Bad Lippspringe]] # [[Bad Wünnenberg]] # [[Büren, Westphalia|Büren]] # [[Delbrück]] |width=33%| <ol start=5> <li>[[Lichtenau, Westphalia|Lichtenau]] <li>[[Paderborn]] <li>[[Salzkotten]] </ol> |width=33%| # [[Altenbeken]] # [[Borchen]] # [[Hövelhof]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons|Kreis Paderborn|Paderborn (district)}} * [http://www.kreis-paderborn.de Official website] (German) {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Paderborn (district)| ]]