Delbrück

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Delbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the district Paderborn.

History

The first document^[specify] mentioning the town dates to 1219. In 1410, the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the bishop of Paderborn and the bishop of Cologne.

Subdivisions

Mayors

• Robert Oelsmeier (CSU): 1999–2009
• Werner Peitz (independent) since 2009

Twin towns – sister cities

Delbrück is twinned with:^[4]

• Budakeszi, Hungary
• Quérénaing, France
• Zossen, Germany

Notable people

• Albert Florath (1888–1957), official advisor in Delbrück, worked in the Poor, Church and School Department as well as in the police department
• Martin Amedick (born 1982), footballer
• Dennis Eilhoff (born 1982), footballer

Notes

1. Hagen comprises Nordhagen and Sudhagen
2. Lippling, Schöning, and Steinhorst were subdivisions of the former municipality of Westerloh

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
3. Delbrück City Council: Citizens brochure for Delbrück 2011-12
4. "Städtefreundschaften". stadt-delbrueck.de (in German). Delbrück. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Delbrück at Wikimedia Commons