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Delbrück

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Delbrück within Paderborn district

(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 SteinhorstVehicle registrationPBWebsitewww.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

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

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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Delbrück is twinned with:^[4]

Budakeszi, Hungary
Quérénaing, France
Zossen, Germany

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

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

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "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.
^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.