Büren () is a Town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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 Büren was connected with Paderborn and Brilon by the Alme Valley Railway, but passenger services were ended in 1981.
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Büren is twinned with: 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
Adelaide II of Büren (died 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
References
External links Official site