Büren, Westphalia

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

Geography
Büren is situated on the rivers Alme and Afte (the rivers meet each other), 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:

Transportation
Train connections to the outside world are laid off.

International relations
Büren, Westphalia is twinned with:
 * [[Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg|25px]] Kortemark (Belgium) –- since 1981
 * [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px]] Charenton-le-Pont (France) -- since 1989
 * [[Image:Flag of Austria.svg|25px]] Mittersill (Austria) -- since 1995
 * [[Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg|25px]] Ignalina (Lithuania) -– since 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".

Sons and daughters of the city

 * Michael Henke (born 1957), soccer player and coach
 * Moritz von Büren (1604-1661), Reichskammergericht President and Jesuit, founder of the Jesuit Kolleg
 * The holy Meinolf (around 795-857), founder of the convent Böddeken
 * Adelaide II of Büren, abbess of Gernrode (r.1207-1220)