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Warburg's first historical proof goes back to the year 1010. A castle is mentioned on the so called "Wartberg" above the river Diemel.Under the protection of Earl Dodiko and later of the bishops of Paderborn two towns developed: Warburg's old town in the river valley of the Diemel and Warburg's new town on the mountain ridge.
Warburg
department: Fremdenverkehrsverband Warburg Südegge e.V.
Phone: +49 (5641) 925 55

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Facts and Figures

Foundation 1036
Landmark The Desenberg
Geographic 9° , 0.8’, 57 eastern length, 51° , 29’, 14 northern latitude
Nearest city Kassel (50 km) Paderborn (50 km)
Population 25.700
Students --
Transport With the regional airports Paderborn-Lippstadt and Kassel-Calden are two dynamically growing airports directly in front of the gates of the town. Motorway A 44, highways B 7, 68, 241 and 252. Warburg is connected by train with the "intercity net"
Local features "Warburger Beer" and "Germeta" mineralwater
International events --
Twin towns Parchwitz (Prochowice, Poland) and Ledegem/Sint Eloois-Winkel (Belgium)
International memberships Die HANSE

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Hanseatic Cooperation

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