Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and Born, an old German term for the source of a river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum and Paderborn Hauptbahnhof.
Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
Museum
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The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn, Germany, is a computer museum named after the Paderborn computer pioneer and entrepreneur Heinz Nixdorf.
Paderborn Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
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Paderborn Hauptbahnhof is the main passenger station in the city of Paderborn in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the Hamm–Warburg line, part of the Mid-Germany Connection from Cologne or Düsseldorf to Thuringia and Saxony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borchen and Benhausen.
Borchen
Village
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Borchen is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Borchen is situated 6 km south of Paderborn.
Benhausen
Village
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Benhausen is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Paderborn.
Paderborn
- Type: Locality with 156,000 residents
- Also known as: “05774032” and “Stadt Paderborn”
- Location: Paderborn, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.7136° or 51° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
8.7554° or 8° 45′ 19″ eastPopulation
156,000Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
9F3CPQ74+F4GeoNames ID
6557655
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