Paderborn

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Paderborn Patterbuorn / Paterboärn (Westphalian)
City
Paderborn Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the city of Paderborn within the district
Paderborn Show map of Germany Paderborn Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°43′05″N 8°45′15″E / 51.71806°N 8.75417°E / 51.71806; 8.75417
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Michael Dreier[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	154,755
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33041-33106
Dialling codes	05251, 05252, 05254, 05293
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	paderborn.de

Paderborn (German pronunciation: [paːdɐˈbɔʁn] ^ⓘ; Westphalian: Patterbuorn, also Paterboärn)^[3] is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and Born, an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.

Paderborn ranks 55th on the List of cities in Germany by population.