Büren, Westphalia

Büren is a town in Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

 Geography 
Büren is at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte. It is about 20 km southwest of Paderborn and about 30 km southeast of Lippstadt.

 Neighbouring municipalities 
 Brilon
 Geseke
 Rüthen
 Salzkotten
 Bad Wünnenberg

 Division of the town 
Büren has 12 districts:
 Ahden
 Barkhausen
 Brenken
 Büren
 Eickhoff
 Harth
 Hegensdorf Ringelstein
 Siddinghausen
 Steinhausen
 Weiberg
 Weine
 Wewelsburg

 Twin towns 
Büren is twinned with:
  Kortemark, Belgium (1981)
  Charenton-le-Pont, France (1989)
  Mittersill, Austria (1995)
  Ignalina, Lithuania (2003)

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 

Category:Paderborn (district)