For the surname, see Delbrück (surname).

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

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

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. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
  4. ^ "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delbr%C3%BCck
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