Paderborn

Paderborn Patterbuorn / Paterboärn (Westphalian)
City
Paderborn Cathedral Paderborn Town Hall Neuhaus Castle Skyline of Paderborn
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the city of Paderborn within the district
Location of Paderborn
Paderborn Location within Germany Paderborn Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°43′05″N 8°45′15″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	8
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Stefan-Oliver Strate (CDU)
Area
• Total	179.59 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	155,906
• Density	868.12/km2 (2,248.4/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) 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.