Hövelhof

Hövelhof
Former hunting lodge of the Paderborn prince bishops
Coat of arms
Hövelhof
Location of Hövelhof within Paderborn district
Coordinates: 51°49′N 08°39′E / 51.817°N 8.650°E / 51.817; 8.650Coordinates: 51°49′N 08°39′E / 51.817°N 8.650°E / 51.817; 8.650
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Government
• Mayor	Michael Berens (CDU)
Area
• Total	70.67 km2 (27.29 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	16,080
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	33155–33161
Dialling codes	05257 05294 Hövelhof-Espeln
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	www.hoevelhof.de

Hövelhof is a municipality in the district Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Hövelhof is located in the Senne area, the eastern part of the Westfälische Bucht, approx. 10 km northwest of Paderborn.

Unusually for a village as small as Hövelhof, it is relatively self-contained—there are numerous supermarkets, restaurants, clothes shops, travel agencies, pubs and much more, meaning that the village could theoretically remain independent of the city of Paderborn. In fact, the only common feature of a full-fledged town that is missing from Hövelhof is a cinema, for which inhabitants do indeed need to venture into Paderborn City Center—approximately 15 km (10 mi) away. It also has five schools, its own fire brigade, and a library.

Hövelhof has two main festivals during the year. The first is the Schützenfest, a celebration of the St. Hubertus Hunters' Guild, which takes place on the hunting grounds. The second is the Hövelmarkt, a general village fair with not only market stalls, but also fairground rides and traditional German dances, complete with traditional music and costume.

The local government is dominated by the conservative CDU.