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Delbrück
Town centre of Delbrück
Town centre of Delbrück
Flag of Delbrück
Coat of arms of Delbrück
Location of Delbrück within Paderborn district
North Rhine-WestphaliaHesseHochsauerlandkreisSoest (district)Gütersloh (district)Höxter (district)Lippe (district)Bad LippspringePaderbornHövelhofLichtenauBad WünnenbergAltenbekenSalzkottenBürenBorchenDelbrück
Delbrück is located in Germany
Delbrück
Delbrück
Delbrück is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Delbrück
Delbrück
Coordinates: 51°46′00″N 08°34′00″E / 51.76667°N 8.56667°E / 51.76667; 8.56667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictPaderborn
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Werner Peitz[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total157.26 km2 (60.72 sq mi)
Highest elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Lowest elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total32,774
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33129
Dialling codes05250
02944 Westenholz
05294 Steinhorst
Vehicle registrationPB
Websitewww.stadt-delbrueck.de

Delbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ) is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn.

History[edit]

The first document[specify] mentioning the town dates to 1219. In 1410, the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the bishop of Paderborn and the bishop of Cologne.

Subdivisions[edit]

Subdivisions Population[3]
(30 June 2011)
Area
(in km2)
Anreppen 1,336 9.89
Bentfeld 1,358 8.09
Boke 2,592 16.12
Delbrück 11,417 20.40
Hagen[note 1] 2,389 18.56
Lippling[note 2] 2,143 15.48
Ostenland 3,025 21.80
Schöning[note 2] 1,292 7.08
Steinhorst[note 2] 769 8,15
Westenholz 3,693 31.75
Total 30,014 157.32

Mayors[edit]

  • Robert Oelsmeier (CSU): 1999–2009
  • Werner Peitz (independent) since 2009

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Delbrück is twinned with:[4]

Notable people[edit]

  • Albert Florath (1888–1957), official advisor in Delbrück, worked in the Poor, Church and School Department as well as in the police department
  • Martin Amedick (born 1982), footballer
  • Dennis Eilhoff (born 1982), footballer

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hagen comprises Nordhagen and Sudhagen
  2. ^ a b c Lippling, Schöning, and Steinhorst were subdivisions of the former municipality of Westerloh

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
  4. ^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

External links[edit]


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