Brenken

Brenken City of Büren Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 58 " N , 8 ° 35 ′ 32" E
Height :	202 m
Area :	27.41 km²
Residents :	2239 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	82 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	33142
Area code :	02951
	Location of Brenken in Büren

Brenken is a district of the Westphalian town of Büren in the Paderborn district on the northern edge of the Haarstranges , an offshoot of the Sauerland .

The place has an area of 27.41 km² and 2239 inhabitants (as of March 7, 2019). The postcode is 33142, the area code 02951 and the license plate is PB and BÜR. Jutta Schmidt has been the head of the village since October 7, 1999.

location

Brenken is located in the valley of the Alme at an altitude of about 220 meters above sea level between the city of Büren and the district of Ahden . The core town of Büren is 4 kilometers southwest, Geseke 8 kilometers northwest and the next city Paderborn 18 kilometers northeast (all information as the crow flies ).

history

Ruins of the Niederburg

Former station of the Almetalbahn in Brenken

The exact date of the establishment of the town is not known. It is believed that in the 11th century a first settlement was built under the protection of the Niederburg , which was built at the time . The Romanesque parish church of St. Kilian in the center of Brenken was completed in the late 13th century.

On January 1, 1975, the previously independent place was incorporated into the city of Büren.

The ruins of the Niederburg are still located on the northern outskirts of the village, and were inhabited by a branch line of the lords von und zu Brenken , who came from the center of Brenken . An impressive tomb of the last Brenken of the Niederburg is located in the Brenken Church. In the 15th century, another branch line built a castle on the heights above the Almetal, which was only inhabited for a short time. After the main line had moved to the old castle in Wewer in 1515, it built the baroque Erpernburg Castle from there around 1711/12 , which today, like the castle ruins in the valley, can only be viewed from the outside. The family of the barons von und zu Brenken has expired, the name passed on to the blood relative Georg Ferdinand von und zu Brenken through adoption . This continues the family tradition.

To the west of the road to Büren lies the Hünenburg on the Hahnenberg above the Almetal . It is an early medieval hill fort that was rebuilt in the late Middle Ages .

Infrastructure

Several district roads run through the town or in the immediate vicinity. The next motorway exit is the Büren junction on the A 44 , Europastraße 331, a good kilometer to the north .

The railway line Paderborn – Brenken – Büren – Alme – Brilon ( Almetalbahn ), which runs past the northern edge of the village, was shut down years ago and has since been dismantled. Local public transport is carried out by several bus routes.

Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport is only a few kilometers northeast .

Economy and tourism

Even if Brenken is in a more rural region, agriculture practically no longer plays an economic role. There are several craft shops and retail stores in the village.

There are accommodation options in a hotel as well as in two holiday flats / apartments. The next important sight is the Wewelsburg.

Web links

Commons : Brenken - collection of images, videos and audio files

Brenken website

Brenken in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

↑ Population development 2019 . In: Stadt Büren (Hrsg.): City mirror of the city of Büren . Issue No. 178 , March 7, 2020, p. 4 .
↑ http://www.bueren.de/rathaus/stadtrat/Ortsvorsteher.php
^ Geographical Commission for Westphalia (ed.): Geographisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Westfalen, Topic X Administration and Management, double sheet state and municipal administrative structure , Münster 1990.
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 320 .
^ Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (ed.), Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments, vol. 20, Paderborner plateau. Paderborn. Büren. Salzkotten, Mainz 1971, pp. 133-136, pp. 237-242. Torsten Capelle The ramparts in Westphalia-Lippe, Münster 2010.

[1] Population development 2019 . In: Stadt Büren (Hrsg.): City mirror of the city of Büren . Issue No. 178 , March 7, 2020, p. 4 .

[2] ttp://www.bueren.de/rathaus/stadtrat/Ortsvorsteher.php

[3] Geographical Commission for Westphalia (ed.): Geographisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Westfalen, Topic X Administration and Management, double sheet state and municipal administrative structure , Münster 1990.

[4] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 320 .

[5] Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (ed.), Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments, vol. 20, Paderborner plateau. Paderborn. Büren. Salzkotten, Mainz 1971, pp. 133-136, pp. 237-242. Torsten Capelle The ramparts in Westphalia-Lippe, Münster 2010.