Bad Lippspringe () is a town in the district of

Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pade ...

, in

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

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Geography

Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approximately north-east of

. The river

Lippe Lippe () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. ...

has its source in Bad Lippspringe, and the town is noted for its powerful river springs, many hospitals and its beautiful state gardening show in 2017. Bad Lippspringe has been twinned with

Newbridge, County Kildare Newbridge, officially known by its Irish language, Irish name Droichead Nua (), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards, an ...

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since 2008.

Climate

History

*Lippspringe is mentioned in chronicles as early as the 9th century, and here in the 13th century the order of the

Templars The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Western Christianity. They were founded in 11 ...

established a stronghold. It received civic rights about 1400. *

Friedrich Wilhelm Weber Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (25 December 1813 – 5 April 1894) was a German doctor, politician of the Prussian House of Deputies, and poet. Biography Weber was born in Alshausen, near Bad Driburg, in Westphalia. His father was forester f ...

was born here in 1817. * During the 19th century, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, with saline waters of a temperature of , were used both for bathing and drinking in cases of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...

. Further citations: *Dammann, ''Der Kurort Lippspringe'' (Paderborn, 1900); *Koniger, ''Lippspringe'' (Berlin, 1893); and *Frey, ''Lippspringe, Kurort für Lungenkranke'' (Paderborn, 1899). * In 1915 the town's shooting range was converted into a

lazaret A lazaretto ( ), sometimes lazaret or lazarette ( ), is a quarantine station for maritime travelers. Lazarets can be ships permanently at anchor, isolated islands, or mainland buildings. In some lazarets, postal items were also disinfected, usu ...

to treat prisoners from Senne camp (

Sennelager Sennelager () is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable for its association with the military since the 19th century. Location Sennelager lies around 5 km north of Paderborn city centre in the west of t ...

) 9 km to the west.Documents de Guerre 1914-1915, reports on visits to prison camps in England, France and Germany. March 1915. ICRC Geneva, Librairie Georg & Cie. p68. accessed online in May 2016.

Sports

The local football team is

BV Bad Lippspringe BV, B.V., Bv, bV, or bv may refer to: In arts and entertainment * Backing vocal, in music, a vocal harmony with the lead vocalist provided by one or more backing vocalists * Busoni-Verzeichnis, a catalogue of compositions by Ferruccio Busoni Comp ...

, which

Antonio Di Salvo Antonio Di Salvo (born 5 June 1979) is a German football manager and former forward. He is the manager of the Germany U21 national team. Playing career Di Salvo began his senior career with played with his local club SC Paderborn from 1996 to ...

started his career with, after being born nearby. Bad Lippspringe was home to RAPA (Rhine Army Parachute Association), a British Army Parachute and Skydiving Dropzone. It was formed in 1964 and later closed in 2018 after 54 years.

People born in Bad Lippspringe born or connected to the city

(1813–1894), German epic poet, fountain doctor in Lippspringe *

Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben Alexander Hermann Graf von Wartensleben (16 December 1650 in Bad Lippspringe – 26 January 1734 in Berlin) was an officer in the armies of various German states, a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts with Au ...

(1650–1734), Prussian field marshal * Friedrich Kühn (1907–1979), German politician of the CDU, who was born in Bad Lippspringe * Wilhelm Wegener (1911–2004), legal historian and genealogist * Erich Fuchs (1921–2008), German

internist Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of th ...

and

allergist An allergist is a physician specially trained to manage and treat allergies, asthma and the other allergic diseases. They may also be called immunologists. Becoming an allergist Becoming an allergist/immunologist requires completion of at least ...

, many years top and chief physician at the Asthma Clinic Allergy Research Institute in Bad Lippspringe *

Sabine Lösing Sabine Lösing (born 30 November 1955) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from Germany. She is a member of The Left, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.Neues Deutschland: Delegation der LINKEN, 14. Jul ...

(born 1955), member of the European Parliament, grew up in Bad Lippspringe * Markus Gellhaus (born 1970), German football coach, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe *

(born 1979), Italian footballer, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe

Gallery

File:Bl-arminiusquelle-mit-lq-im-vordergrund.jpg, with in the foreground File:Friedrich Wilhelm Weber.jpg,

References

External links

Official site

(Emergency banknotes from the town of Lippspringe) http://webgerman.com/Notgeld/Directory/L/Lippspringe1.htm One note shows the baptism of the Saxons in 776 after submitting to Charlemagne

. {{Authority control Paderborn (district) Spa towns in Germany