Paderborn: Charlemagne's Meeting Point, 200 Springs, and East Westphalia's Cathedral City
Paderborn has a population around 142,000 and takes its name from the Pader, Germany's shortest river at just 4 kilometres. Over 200 springs feed the Pader at its source near the cathedral, making it one of Germany's most unusual hydrological features. Charlemagne met Pope Leo III here in 799, a meeting that led to Charlemagne's imperial coronation the following year. The Dom (cathedral) dates from the 13th century; the Bartholomaeuskapelle within the complex is the oldest known hall church north of the Alps.
The Universitaet Paderborn has around 20,000 students. Nixdorf Computer AG, later absorbed by Siemens, was founded here in 1952; the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum claims to be the world's largest computer museum. British forces were stationed in Paderborn until 2019 at the Barker Barracks. The Paderborner Brauerei produces the regional beer. Adult companionship in Paderborn follows the NRW framework, with a sector characteristic of a mid-sized East Westphalian city.
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Paderborn has a population around 142,000 and takes its name from the Pader, Germany's shortest river at just 4 kilometres. Over 200 springs feed the Pader at its source near the cathedral, making it one of Germany's most unusual hydrological features. Charlemagne met Pope Leo III here in 799, a meeting that led to Charlemagne's imperial coronation the following year. The Dom (cathedral) dates from the 13th century; the Bartholomaeuskapelle within the complex is the oldest known hall church north of the Alps.
The Universitaet Paderborn has around 20,000 students. Nixdorf Computer AG, later absorbed by Siemens, was founded here in 1952; the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum claims to be the world's largest computer museum. British forces were stationed in Paderborn until 2019 at the Barker Barracks. The Paderborner Brauerei produces the regional beer. Adult companionship in Paderborn follows the NRW framework, with a sector characteristic of a mid-sized East Westphalian city.
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