Warburg

Warburg
Location of Warburg within Höxter district
Warburg
Warburg
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 09°10′11″E / 51.50000°N 9.16972°E / 51.50000; 9.16972
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictHöxter
Subdivisions16
Government
  Mayor (202025) Tobias Scherf (CDU)
Area
  Total
168.84 km2 (65.19 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
23,317
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34414
Dialling codes0 56 41
Vehicle registrationHX
Websitewww.warburg.de

Warburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːɐ̯bʊʁk] ; Westphalian: Warberich or Warborg) is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region. Warburg is the midpoint in the Warburger Börde. Since March 2012 the city is allowed to call itself 'Hanseatic City of Warburg'.