Steinhorst (Delbrück)

Steinhorst City of Delbrück Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	96 m above sea level NN
Area :	8.15 km²
Residents :	789 (June 30, 2014)
Population density :	97 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33129
Area code :	05294
	Location of Steinhorst in Delbrück

Steinhorst is a district of the East Westphalian town of Delbrück in the Paderborn district . Steinhorst, about 8 km² in size, is located in the north of Delbrück and with 789 inhabitants is the smallest district in Delbrück.

St. Mary's Church

history

As a district of the municipality of Westerloh , Steinhorst came to the city of Delbrück on January 1, 1975 as part of the municipality and district reform in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Attractions

Along the Ems , on the border with the Gütersloh district , the largest artificially created biotope in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Steinhorst Basin , was created in the north-west of Steinhorst in 1991 . This area, originally conceived as a flood protection measure, has been designated a nature reserve and is one of the most important resting places for migratory birds in East Westphalia .

Web links

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

delbrueck-steinhorst.de - Heimatverein Steinhorst eV
Steinhorst (Delbrück) in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

↑ City administration Delbrück: Citizen brochure City of Delbrück , status: December 2014
^ 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. 327 .

[1] City administration Delbrück: Citizen brochure City of Delbrück , status: December 2014

[2] 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. 327 .