Warburg: Hanseatic Double Town on the Diemel in Ostwestfalen
Warburg consists of two historically separate parts: the Altstadt on the hillside and the Neustadt in the valley below. Both were walled towns, and remnants of both fortification systems survive. The double-town structure, formalised in the 13th century, was unusual for Westphalia. About 24,300 people live here in the Kreis Hoexter of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The Diemel river flows past the town, eventually reaching the Weser. Warburg was a member of the Hanseatic League, and its Marktplatz features solid stone merchant houses reflecting that trading prosperity.
Kassel is approximately 30 kilometres to the south, across the Hessen border. Paderborn lies about 45 kilometres northwest. The Warburger Boerde, a fertile loess-covered plain, surrounds the town and supports intensive agriculture. The Desenberg, a basalt cone rising abruptly from the flat farmland, is a local landmark visible from great distances. A ruined castle crowns its summit.
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Warburg consists of two historically separate parts: the Altstadt on the hillside and the Neustadt in the valley below. Both were walled towns, and remnants of both fortification systems survive. The double-town structure, formalised in the 13th century, was unusual for Westphalia. About 24,300 people live here in the Kreis Hoexter of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The Diemel river flows past the town, eventually reaching the Weser. Warburg was a member of the Hanseatic League, and its Marktplatz features solid stone merchant houses reflecting that trading prosperity.
Kassel is approximately 30 kilometres to the south, across the Hessen border. Paderborn lies about 45 kilometres northwest. The Warburger Boerde, a fertile loess-covered plain, surrounds the town and supports intensive agriculture. The Desenberg, a basalt cone rising abruptly from the flat farmland, is a local landmark visible from great distances. A ruined castle crowns its summit.
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