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Driburg

Bad Driburg
Dringenberg Castle
Dringenberg Castle
Coat of arms of Bad Driburg
Coat of arms
Bad Driburg   is located in Germany
Bad Driburg
Bad Driburg
Coordinates: 51°44′N 9°1′E / 51.733°N 9.017°E / 51.733; 9.017Coordinates: 51°44′N 9°1′E / 51.733°N 9.017°E / 51.733; 9.017
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Höxter
Government
 • Mayor Burkhard Deppe (CDU)
Area
 • Total 115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
Elevation 147-435 m (−1,280 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 18,699
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 33014
Dialling codes 05253, 05259, 05238
Vehicle registration HX
Website www.bad-driburg.de

Bad Driburg is a town and spa in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, pleasantly situated on the Aa and the historic railway Soest-Höxter-Berlin.

Bad Driburg lies on the eastern slopes of the Eggegebirge, roughly 20 km east of Paderborn.

Bad Driburg consists of 10 districts:

Archaeological finds bear witness to settlement in the Driburg area between about 3000 and 1800 BC, in the Middle and New Stone Age.

Further important finds from the Bronze Age attest to quite a high culture living in the area between about 1800 and 600 BC.

Finds of potsherds and above all coins dating up to AD 15 show at least that there was peaceful trade between the Romans and the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe living in the area in antiquity.

In 772, Charlemagne began military operations against the Saxons. Shortly thereafter, one of the churches consecrated to Saint Peter was built on the Iburg. This is one of the oldest churches in historic Saxony.

In 868, the Bishop of Paderborn founded the convent at Neuenheerse, now a constituent community of Bad Driburg. The convent church was built much later, in the early 12th century.

After the Bishopric of Paderborn was reorganized in 1231, Driburg became the seat of an archdeaconate. The Driburger Pfennig began to be minted at this time, and has now become a very rare coin (see Coat of arms below). It was also at about this time, or perhaps somewhat later, that Driburg was granted town rights. The document granting them, however, was lost long ago. A document from 1290 nevertheless makes it clear that, by this time, Driburg has town rights.

In the 14th century, the Castle Dringenberg was built. In 1323 Dringenberg, now a constituent community of Bad Driburg, was granted town rights and was seat of the free court until 1765. On 10 April 1345, Bishop Balduin of Paderborn renewed Driburg's town rights.


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