Borchen

Borchen
Municipality
Schloss Hamborn in Borchen
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Borchen within Paderborn district
Borchen Borchen
Coordinates: 51°40′00″N 08°44′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Founded	1969
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Uwe Gockel (Ind.)
Area
• Total	77.13 km2 (29.78 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	13,706
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33176–33178
Dialling codes	05251, 05292, 05293
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	www.borchen.de

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

Geography

Location

Borchen is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 5 km south of Paderborn. The municipality also contains a small part of the eastern Hellweg area. At the north-western border of Borchen the Altenau flows into the Alme River.

Neighbouring municipalities

Starting in the north, rotating clockwise, Paderborn, Lichtenau, Bad Wünnenberg and Salzkotten are neighbouring municipalities of Borchen.

Division of the municipality

According to § 4 of Borchen's ordinance the municipality is divided into the following urban areas:

• Alfen
• Dörenhagen (including Eggeringhausen and Busch)
• Etteln
• Kirchborchen (including Schloß Hamborn)
• Nordborchen

History

Borchen in its current form has only existed since 1969. Its predecessors were governed by the Archdiocese of Paderborn.

In the 14th century the Bishopric of Paderborn was formed, which in turn became part of the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle from the 16th century onward. From 1802 until 1807 the Bishopric was occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia, whereafter it fell to the Kingdom of Westphalia. In 1813 this kingdom fell apart, and in 1815 the Prussian Kingdom reoccupied the area. In this period Prussia instituted new administrative divisions which, in a modified form, can still be found today.

Thus the area became a member of the newly founded administrative district of Minden in the Province of Westphalia. In 1816, in the process of forming the new Districts of Germany, Alfen, Nordborchen, Kirchborchen and Dörenhagen were integrated into the district of Paderborn, whereas Etteln became a member of the district of Büren.

In 1969, the municipalities Alfen, Nordborchen and Kirchborchen merged, forming the municipality of Borchen. Finally, on January 1, 1975, Etteln and Dörenhangen joined Borchen.

Twin towns

• Schwarzenberg, Saxony (since 2007)