Bad Driburg

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Bad Driburg (German: [baːt ˈdʁiːˌbʊʁk] ) is a town and spa in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, situated on the river Aa and the Altenbeken–Kreiensen railway.

Geography: Bad Driburg lies on the eastern slopes of the Eggegebirge which is roughly 20 km east of Paderborn.

Constituent communities: Bad Driburg consists of 10 districts:

Alhausen Driburg Dringenberg with Siebenstern Erpentrup Herste Kühlsen Langeland Neuenheerse Pömbsen with Bad Hermannsborn Reelsen

Prehistory: Archaeological finds bear witness to settlement in the Driburg area between about 3000 and 1800 BC, in the Middle and New Stone Age. Further important finds from the Bronze Age attest to quite a high culture living in the area between about 1800 and 600 BC.

Ancient times: Finds of potsherds and above all coins dating up to AD 15 show at least that there was peaceful trade between the Romans and the Cherusci, a Germanic tribe living in the area in antiquity.

Middle Ages: In 772, Charlemagne began military operations against the Saxons. Shortly thereafter, one of the churches consecrated to Saint Peter was built on the Iburg. This is one of the oldest churches...