Delbrück () is a town in the east of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
, located in the district
Paderborn
Paderborn (; 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 th ...
.
History
The first document mentioning the town dates to 1219. In 1410, the town was destroyed by fire during a conflict between the
bishop of Paderborn
The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.[bishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palat ...]
.
Subdivisions
Mayors
* Robert Oelsmeier (CSU): 1999–2009
* Werner Peitz (independent) since 2009
Twin towns – sister cities
Delbrück is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Budakeszi
Budakeszi (german: Wudigess or ) is a town in Pest County, in the Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is located beyond the János Hill at the western city limits of Budapest, about west of the Zero Kilometre Stone in the city centre. A popul ...
, Hungary
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Quérénaing
Quérénaing () is a commune in the Nord department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geog ...
, France
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Zossen
Zossen (; hsb, Sosny) is a German town in the district of Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg, about south of Berlin, and next to the B96 highway. Zossen consists of several smaller municipalities, which were grouped together in 2003 to form the ci ...
, Germany
Notable people
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Albert Florath
Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor.
Early life and education
Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brak ...
(1888–1957), official advisor in Delbrück, worked in the Poor, Church and School Department as well as in the police department
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Martin Amedick
Martin Amedick (born 6 September 1982) is a German retired professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Career statistics
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Honours Club
; Borussia Dortmund
* DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2007–08
References
External links
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(born 1982), footballer
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Dennis Eilhoff
Dennis Eilhoff (born 31 July 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a football goalkeeper.
Career Youth
Born in Witten, West Germany, Eilhoff began his career with SC Delbrück in 1990. Four years later he played for TuS ...
(born 1982), footballer
Notes
References
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Paderborn (district)
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