Paderborn is a city in the middle west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 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. It has about 150,338 inhabitants and a university.
Paderborn has got a football club in the first mens league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets).
Pope John Paul II visited Paderborn in 1996 and Pope Leo III visited Paderborn in 799.
Paderborn has got a very big cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne (“Karl der Große”).
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