Büren, Westphalia

Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Büren
Town
Aerial view from the south of Büren
Coat of arms
Location of Büren in the district of Paderborn
Büren Show map of Germany Büren Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°33′N 8°34′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Burkhard Schwuchow[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi)
Highest elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	21,352
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33142
Dialling codes	2951 2955 (Wewelsburg) 2958 (Harth)
Vehicle registration	PB, BÜR
Website	www.bueren.de

Geography

Büren is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Brilon
• Geseke
• Rüthen
• Salzkotten
• Bad Wünnenberg

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts:

Büren Ahden Barkhausen Brenken Eickhoff

Harth Hegensdorf Keddinghausen Ringelstein Siddinghausen

Steinhausen Weiberg Weine Wewelsburg

Transportation

Train connections to the outside world are laid off.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Büren is twinned with:^[3]

• Kortemark, Belgium (1981)
• Charenton-le-Pont, France (1989)
• Mittersill, Austria (1995)
• Ignalina, Lithuania (2003)

Culture and notable places

The village of Wewelsburg is the home of the Wewelsburg Renaissance castle, which was a focus of SS mythology during the Nazism era. The castle now hosts the museum of the district of Paderborn with the permanent exhibition "Wewelsburg 1933–1945. Place of cult and terror of the SS".

Notable people

Memorial plate Moritz von Büren in Büren

• Adelaide II of Büren (die 1220), abbess
• Moritz von Büren (1604–1661), founder of the Jesuit college
• Daniel Farke (born 1976), football player and manager
• Michael Henke (born 1957), football player and manager