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35-679: The Hermannsweg is a 156 kilometres (97 mi) long hiking trail which follows the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest , running from Rheine to Velmerstot in Germany . It is marked by signposts showing a white H on a black background. The Hermannsweg has been named for Arminius (German name: Hermann ), a Cherusci chief who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. Together with

70-643: A castle near the Paderborn springs. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Leo in return. In 836, St. Liborius became the patron saint of Paderborn after his bones were moved there from Le Mans by Bishop Badurad. St. Liborius

105-512: A noted Australian scholar in later life – was severely wounded in combat in the Teutoburg Forest, and nearly died before being rescued several hours later. The Teutoburg Forest is composed of two separate nature parks : Arminius (also known as Hermann the Cherusker ), leader of the Germanic tribes during the battle, became something of a legend for his overwhelming victory over the Romans. During

140-464: A pharmacist's apprentice in Paderborn, was the first to isolate morphine from opium in 1804. In 1914 the Paderborn military camp was turned into a prisoner of war camp named Sennelager . In 1930, the See of Paderborn was promoted to archdiocese . During World War II , Paderborn was bombed by Allied aircraft in 1944 and 1945, resulting in 85% destruction, including many of the historic buildings. It

175-457: A variety of museums. [REDACTED] Media related to Hermannsweg at Wikimedia Commons Teutoburg Forest The Teutoburg Forest ( / ˈ tj uː t ə b ɜːr ɡ / TEW -tə-burg ; German : Teutoburger Wald [ˈtɔʏtoˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈvalt] ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia . Until the 17th century,

210-793: Is a bus system served by the PaderSprinter for local buses and the Bahnbus Hochstift for regional buses. Paderborn was once the oldest academic site in Westphalia. In 1614, the University of Paderborn was founded by the Jesuits but was closed in 1819. It was re-founded in 1972 as Universität-Gesamthochschule and transformed into a university in its own right in 2002. Today, it is attended by about 20,000 students. There also are several theological and private academic institutes in Paderborn. There are

245-610: Is a regular stop for the InterCity on the Hamm–Warburg line and several local trains. The Paderborn Lippstadt Airport connects Paderborn to the bigger German airports and offers flights to many locations in Europe. There is a bus shuttle between the airport and the Paderborn main train station. General Aviation and gliders are based at Paderborn-Haxterberg ( ICAO : EDLR ) (site of the world gliding championships in 1981). In Paderborn there

280-627: Is commemorated in Paderborn every year in July with the Liborifest. The bishop of Paderborn , Meinwerk, became a Prince of the Empire in 1100. The bishop had several large buildings built, and the area became a place for the emperors to stay. The city was taken by Prussia in 1802, then by the French vassal state Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813 and then returned to Prussia. Native Friedrich Sertürner ,

315-457: Is now known as Diebold Nixdorf , which is still located in Paderborn, but Siemens retains a considerable presence in the city. Many other information technology companies as well as industrial enterprises are located in Paderborn, too: Paderborn is also home of the " Paderborner " brewery , which has belonged to the Warsteiner group since 1990. Paderborn has the largest computer museum in

350-652: Is the northeastern one, which consists of limestone of the Triassic . Most of the ridges and part of the valley are covered by deciduous forest . Parts of the valley areas are used for agriculture, especially the production of cereals . The highest elevation in the Southern Teutoburg Forest is the Velmerstot (468 m or 1,535 ft) south of Horn-Bad Meinberg . In the Northern Teutoburg Forest

385-585: The Archdiocese of Paderborn based in the city cathedral, Paderborn has traditionally been a conservative Catholic city. In the Bundestag , it is located in the eponymous electoral district , which is a safe seat for CDU. Only twice ( 1949 and 2021 ) has CDU not received a majority of the district's votes, and from 1953 to 1987 always received at least 60% of the district's vote. In the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia ,

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420-509: The British armed forces live within Westfalen Garrison , but are not included in the nominal population size. 60% of the population are Catholics, 20% Lutherans and 20% members of other faiths or not religious. Paderborn is the headquarters of the former Nixdorf Computer AG , which was acquired by Siemens in the early 1990s and known as Siemens-Nixdorf for about ten years. The company

455-566: The Bundesland of Lower Saxony , the whole forest is part of North Rhine-Westphalia . A long-distance hiking trail called Hermannsweg runs for 156 kilometres (97 mi) along the length of the Teutoburg Forest, from Rheine in Münsterland to Leopoldstal near Horn-Bad Meinberg . The Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD occurred in or near this region, though the exact location is disputed. The Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus identified

490-942: The Naturzoo Rheine , the Water Castle Surenburg, the 20 metres (66 ft) high sandstone formations Dörenther Klippen , the former limestone quarry Lengericher Canyon, the Baumwipfelpad Bad Iburg , the Castle Bad Iburg, the Lookout Luisenturm in Borgholzhausen, the Castle Ravensberg, the Sparrenberg Castle in Bielefeld, Detmold Castle, Adlerwarte Berlebeck , the bird-park Heiligenkirchen , and

525-466: The 07 remembering the link with SV 07 Neuhaus. The Neuhaus club was founded in 1907 as SV 07 Neuhaus which was joined by the local side TuS 1910 Sennelager to become TuS Schloss Neuhaus in 1970. The Neuhaus and Paderborn teams played as tier III sides for most of their histories, as has the unified club. Today Paderborn plays its home matches at the Benteler Arena. In 2015 , SC Paderborn were promoted to

560-764: The 70 kilometres (43 mi) long Eggeweg, this long-distance hiking trail forms the Hermannshöhen. It is maintained by the Teutoburger-Wald-Verein e.V. located in Bielefeld. As shown by findings of flint tools, parts of the way on the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest have been used by hunter-gatherers and traders since the Mesolithic period. In the Middle Ages, the Hermannsweg connected the surrounding areas to travelling and trading routes of interregional importance like

595-513: The Bundesliga for the first time. After their relegation in their first season, Paderborn returned to the Bundesliga in 2019 only to be relegated again. Currently (2022) they have achieved comfortable mid-table positions in the 2. Bundesliga. Paderborn is located at the Autobahn A 33 , which connects Paderborn to the Autobahn A 2 in the north and the Autobahn A 44 in the south. The main station

630-646: The Pader. The hills of the Eggegebirge are located east of the city. Paderborn is 104 kilometres (65 mi) east of Dortmund and the Ruhr region. To the north-west, Hannover is 115 kilometres (71 mi) away. The city of Paderborn consists of the following Stadtteile (city sections): Paderborn has a population of over 144,000, of which approximately 10% are students at the local university ( Paderborn University ) . Additionally, about 10,000 members or relatives of members of

665-695: The Paderborn Dolphins, has also enjoyed considerable success. In 2006 the Paderborn Baskets , the home basketball team of the city was promoted to the Bundesliga . In the past, the Paderborn Baskets played multiple seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga . They reached the playoffs in the 2008–09 season. Recently Rugby Club Paderborn e.V. have had a great run in Regionalliga NRW and are on

700-496: The South-East through the towns of Ibbenbüren , Tecklenburg , Bad Iburg , Borgholzhausen , Halle (Westfalen) , straight through the city of Bielefeld , and the towns of Lage, Detmold before it ends at an altitude of 441 metres (1,447 ft) in Velmerstot by Horn-Bad Meinberg . The trail leads mostly through forest, but along the way there are also many sights and landmarks of cultural, historical or geological importance like

735-577: The Weser is affected by the Werre river. The northwestern half of the range is drained to the river Ems on both sides. The neighboring landscapes are the Westphalian Lowland in the west, Hase valley in the north, the hilly Ravensberg Basin in the northeast, Lippe Uplands in the east, and Egge Range ( German : Eggegebirge ) in the south. Except for a short area south of Osnabrück , which belongs to

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770-729: The Westphalian Hellweg and the Frankfurter Weg . The hiking trail has officially been established in 1902, 25 years after the construction of the Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold, which commemorates the Cheruscan victory over the Romans in 9 AD. The Hermannsweg starts at a low altitude of less than 100 metres (330 ft) in Rheine , in the North-West of North Rhine-Westphalia , and runs to

805-657: The area until 2020, when British units were relocated back to the United Kingdom. Only a small training and enabling staff remain at Paderborn to facilitate temporary deployments to use the Sennelager Training Area . On May 20, 2022, Paderborn was hit by a damaging tornado , leaving 38 injured & considerable damage along its path. Paderborn is situated at the source of the river Pader , approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Lippstadt and approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Bielefeld on

840-530: The city currently located in the district Paderborn II, which also has a strong CDU lean. At local level, the city has always elected CDU mayors since 1946. Until 2009, the CDU held an absolute majority on the city council, and as late as 1979 received over 60% of the vote in the city. The current mayor of Paderborn is Michael Dreier of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election

875-515: The highest elevation is the Dörenberg (331 m or 1,086 ft) north of Bad Iburg . The river Ems has its source at the western base of the southernmost portion of the Teutoburg Forest. The southern half of the range, situated about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the Weser valley, is part of the watershed between the Ems basin in the west and the Weser basin in the east. The drainage towards

910-569: The location of the battle as saltus Teutoburgiensis ( saltus meaning a forest valley in Latin). Recent excavations suggest that at least the final stages of the battle took place further northwest, at Kalkriese , north of Osnabrück . The Teutoburg Forest was also the scene of some fighting at the very end of the Second World War . Lieutenant Ralph Elliott of the Manchester Regiment –

945-504: The official name of the hill ridge was Osning . It was first renamed the Teutoburg Forest in 1616 in commemoration of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, which most likely took place at Kalkriese instead. The Teutoburg Forest is a peripheral section in the north of the German Central Uplands , and forms a long narrow range of hills (comprising three ridges ) extending from the eastern surroundings of Paderborn in

980-744: The old name survived among the local population and the part of the ridge around the Ebberg (309 m or 1,014 ft) near Bielefeld is still known as the Osning today. The composer Johannes Brahms liked to take walks in this forest during his stay in Detmold . Paderborn Paderborn ranks 55th on the List of cities in Germany by population . Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built

1015-461: The period of national renaissance in the wake of the Napoleonic wars , German people saw him as an early protagonist of German resistance to foreign rule and a symbol of national unity. A monumental statue of Arminius commemorating the battle, known as the Hermannsdenkmal (the "Hermann monument"), was erected on the hill of Grotenburg near Detmold , close to the site where the most popular theory of

1050-536: The south to the western surroundings of Osnabrück in the northwest. South of the city centre of Bielefeld , a gap called the Bielefeld Pass bisects the range into the Northern Teutoburg Forest (two thirds) and Southern Teutoburg Forest (one third). In addition, the northeastern and southwestern ridges are cut by the exits of the longitudinal valleys between the ridges. The geologically oldest ridge

1085-517: The time placed the battle. Emperor William I , the first Kaiser of the unified German Empire , dedicated the monument in 1875. In order to create a national landscape the Osning Hills were given the name "Teutoburg Forest", see also Teutonic . The first to use that name had been historian and geographer Philipp Clüver in 1616, later it became more common when Ferdinand of Fürstenberg used it in his history and had it printed on maps. However,

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1120-426: The verge of being promoted to the next league. SC Paderborn 07 is the most successful football club in Paderborn. They were promoted to the Bundesliga , Germany's top flight, in 2019 but were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the same season . The club was formed out of the 1985 merger of FC Paderborn and TuS Schloß Neuhaus as TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus and took on its current, shorter name in 1997,

1155-832: The world, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum , opened in 1996. From 2001 to 2005, it hosted the RoboCup German Open  [ de ] . The town supports the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for regular symphony concerts in the Paderhalle. The city is currently known for its exhibitions in three museums: the Kaiserpfalz , The Diocesan Museum and the Art Museum - Städtische Galerie. The city also has some natural tourist attractions within and around it. With

1190-569: Was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: The Paderborn city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: Paderborn is twinned with: Paderborn is nationally known as a center for American Sports. The local baseball team, the Paderborn Untouchables , has won many German championships. The local American Football team,

1225-468: Was seized by the US 3rd Armored Division after a pitched battle 31 March – 1 April 1945, in which tanks and flamethrowers were used during combined mechanized-infantry assaults against the city's southwestern, southern and southeastern approaches. After the city was reconstructed in the 1940s and 1950s, Paderborn became a major industrial seat in Westphalia. The British Army retained a significant presence in

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