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Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the capital of the Paderborn district.

The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius (patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese) is buried. Paderborn, an old town of emperors, a university and Hanseatic city, provides for a large number of cosy hotels.

Many of these hotels profit from their central location in close proximity to the Domplatz (cathedral square), the center of the city. The cathedral’s 94-meters/308-feet-high tower is Paderborn’s landmark. While staying at a hotel in Paderborn you might enjoy a look at its bizarre Drei-Hasen-Fenster (Three Hares' Window) in the building’s cloister.

Near your Paderborn hotel you will come across the pedestrian area Schildern and the Rathausplatz (town hall square). If you are staying at a hotel in Paderborn’s city centre the copiously decorated Heisingsche Haus (Heising House) will surely catch your eye.

Paderborn hotel guests who are interested in art may look around the city’s gallery, where they can get acquainted with the works of the painter Willy Lucas. After a short walk you will come across the Adam-und-Eva-Haus (Adam and Eve House), Paderborn’s oldest building, which houses an exhibition about the city’s history.

Your hotel in the eastern part of Paderborn will be located near the beautiful Busdorfkirche (Busdorf Church), where you will find graves that are up to 300 years old and a crucifix from 1280.

For those among the Paderborn hotel guests who are interested in technology we recommend to visit the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF), which depicts the history of information technology in a journey through time, spanning five millennia.

If your hotel is located in Paderborn’s district Neuhaus you should visit the local palace with its baroque garden.

You will reach your Paderborn hotel directly and comfortably with the bus lines of the traffic service “Pader Sprinters”. If you are staying at a hotel in Paderborn during the Easter holidays you will be able to see the “Paderborner Osterlauf“, Germany’s oldest fun run. Paderborn’s economy is dominated by the food industry, automotive suppliers and the IT sector.

Total population: 144,236 (June 2007)
Postal codes: 33041 - 106