Delbrück

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Delbrück
Town centre of Delbrück
Town centre of Delbrück
Flag of Delbrück
Flag
Coat of arms of Delbrück
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Paderborn
Government
 • Mayor Werner Peitz[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 157.26 km2 (60.72 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[2]
 • Total 30,828
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 33129
Dialling codes 05250
02944 Westenholz
05294 Steinhorst
Vehicle registration PB
Website www.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

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Subdivisions

Subdivisions Population[3]
(30 June 2011)
Area
(in km²)
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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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

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Delbrück is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

  • 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

  1. Hagen comprises Nordhagen and Sudhagen
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lippling, Schöning, and Steinhorst were subdivisions of the former municipality of Westerloh

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
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  3. Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
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External links

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