Paderborn (district)

Paderborn () 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 
100px|Coat of armsThe 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
CitiesMunicipalities Bad Lippspringe
 Bad Wünnenberg
 Büren
 Delbrück<li>Lichtenau
<li>Paderborn
<li>Salzkotten Altenbeken
 Borchen
 Hövelhof

References

Other websites

 Official website (German)