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(Top) 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbouring municipalities 1.2 Division of the town 2 Transportation 3 Twin towns – sister cities 4 Culture and notable places 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External links

Büren, Westphalia

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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 / 51.550°N 8.567°E / 51.550; 8.567
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 (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	21,483
• Density	130/km² (330/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

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

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

Division of the town[edit]

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[edit]

Train connections to the outside world are laid off.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Büren is twinned with:^[3]

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

Culture and notable places[edit]

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".