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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Town subdivisions | 10 |
| Mayor | Michael Dreier (CDU) |
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| Area | 109. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Detmold (ˈdɛtmɔlt is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-east of the state German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a Kreis ( District) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (42. 3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population | 24,842 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 227 /km² (588 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PB |
| Postal codes | 33143–33154 |
| Area codes | 05258 02955 Niederntudorf 02948 Mantinghausen, Verlar and parts of Schwelle |
| Website | www.salzkotten.de |
| Location of the town of Salzkotten within Paderborn district | |
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Salzkotten is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The name Salzkotten (English: Salt cottage) is based on the former salt production, which gave Salzkotten its raison d'être. Salt was found in the salty rivers around the town.
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Geography
Salzkotten is situated at the border between the flat park landscape of the Münsterland in the north, the Soester Börde in the west and the dry rocky mountains with many forests in the south. It is full of small fountains and rivers bringing water from the mountains to the Rhine. It is located approx. 12 km south-west of Paderborn.
Division of the town
In 1975, the town of Salzkotten was merged with nine independent villages:
- Mantinghausen
- Niederntudorf
- Oberntudorf
- Scharmede
- Schwelle
- Thüle
- Upsprunge
- Verlar
- Verne
Schwelle is commonly called United States of Holsen-Schwelle-Winkhausen because of its 3 tiny villages. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Industry
The economy of Salzkotten today focusses upon metal mining and refinery, machine manufacture, electronics, food production and services.
Population
About 40% of the population is below the age of 30.
History
Salzkotten was founded in 1247, but documents exists which indicate that salt production was already occurring in 1160. Before the town's foundation, there were a number of farms and villages, which were broken down and rebuilt within the new town walls.
Culture
The town has three significant annual celebrations: the Sälzerfest (salt festival), the Schützenfest (fair featuring shooting matches) and the Hederauenfest. A Schützenfest (German "marksmen's festival" is an annual traditional festival celebrated in the Northwest regions of Germany as well as in Bavaria. The Schützenfest itself is an event that takes place in many towns and cities across the state.
Politics
The politics of Salzkotten are dominated by the conservative CDU. Since World War II, the CDU is the biggest party in the town council (German: Stadtrat). Since the 2004 local election, there are 6 groups in the town council (38 seats):
- CDU (Christian-Democratic Union) 58. 9% of the votes, 22 Seats
- SPD (Social Democratic Party) 22. 4%, 9 seats
- UWS (Independent Voters' Community Salzkotten) 5. 6%, 2 seats
- FDP (Free Democratic Party) 5. 2%, 2 seats
- Grüne (Alliance 90/The Greens) 4. 4%, 2 seats
- FBI (Free Citizens' Initiative) 3. 5%, 1 seat.
External links
- Official site (German)
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