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Borgentreich | |
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Location of Borgentreich within Höxter district  | |
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| Coordinates:51°34′N9°15′E / 51.567°N 9.250°E /51.567; 9.250 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Höxter |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–25) | Nicolas Alexander Aisch[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.94 km2 (53.65 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,673 |
| • Density | 62.42/km2 (161.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34434 |
| Dialling codes | 0 56 43 |
| Vehicle registration | HX |
| Website | www.borgentreich.de |
Borgentreich (German pronunciation:[ˈbɔʁɡn̩ˌtʁaɪç]ⓘ) is a municipality in theHöxter district ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany.
Borgentreich lies roughly 20 km south ofBrakel and 10 km northeast ofWarburg.
The constituent community of Borgholz lies on the foothill of a high ridge northeast of Borgentreich (main town).
Borgentreich consists of the following 12 centres:
Borgentreich was mentioned for the first time in 1280 under the nameBorguntriche whenOtto von Rietberg, theBishop of Paderborn, was granted leave bySiegfried von Westerburg, theArchbishop of Cologne, to fortify the town. Later Borgentreich would become a city in the hanseatic league.
Borgholz was first mentioned in 1291 in two documents, both confirming that there was aBorcholte at this time. It has to thank for its founding – as does the main town – a dispute oversovereignty in the area between the Archbishops of Cologne and the Bishops of Paderborn in the 13th century. The Archbishops of Cologne were trying to hem the Bishops' domain in with a ring of towns andcastles.
The order to fortify the village high over the Jordan Valley was issued by Bishop Otto of Paderborn in 1290. He transferred to Bertold Schuwen a position as castle overseer (Burgmannsitz), the first one in the episcopalcastle of Borgholz. A document of founding, or one granting town rights, has never been found. In a document from 1295, however, Borgholz is already called a town. After it was founded, roughly 500 people, according to a careful estimate, lived in the town. From an 1831 cadastral plan of the town, it is clear that the whole town, along with the castle, was ringed by a wall enclosing an area of 6.22 ha. Drawn from this is the conclusion that Borgholz had never spread beyond its original town walls. Within the walls, however, was still a fair deal of free land which could have been used for expansion.
Natzungen's first documentary mention goes back to the year 1036, whenBishop Bruno of Würzburg donated the Sunrike ( between Borgentreich andEissen ) estate to the Würzburg Church and twoHufe of land to hisMinisterialis Richbold and his wife Richeze; this land was inNatesingen.
Until the 15th century, Natzungen was two communities, called Obernatzungen and Niedernatzungen ("Upper" and "Lower" respectively). Niedernatzungen, which was near Borgholz railway station, is gone, and it is believed that it either fell victim to theSoest Feud or was destroyed by theHussites, leaving only Obernatzungen, now called Natzungen.
Since 1980, the former town hall in Borgentreich has housed Germany's firstorgan museum.
Natzungen has a church with an unusually high and massive tower built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was likely used as a flight tower (for refuge), and hasRomanesque window openings in the belfry, as well as a remarkableBaroquealtar. This was originally in theAbdinghofkirche in Paderborn, but was moved here.
Town council's 26 seats are apportioned as follows, in accordance with municipal elections held on May 25, 2014:
Borgentreich's civiccoat of arms has as one charge a rather unusual cross with a spike on the bottom. The old arms, which simply showed in gules across pattée Or, had this same spiked cross, although all four of the cross's arms were the same length. This kind of cross can also be seen inVerden's coat of arms, and may derive from the arms borne by the princely bishopric of Paderborn. The old composition is known from a town seal from 1341.
The newer arms, still used now, were granted on July 19, 1976, and incorporate a charge from Borgholz's coat of arms, namely thefleur-de-lis, to reflect the former town's amalgamation into Borgentreich.
The "embattled" (heraldically speaking) area in the bottom of the shield is the local variant of the widespread practice of representing in the civic coat of arms the number of constituent communities in an amalgamated municipality such as Borgentreich. There are 12 battlements shown here, one for each constituent community.[1]
Honorary citizens:
Sons and daughters of the town:
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