Barntrup

For the Barntrup meteorite of 1886, see Meteorite falls.

Barntrup
Barntrup
Location of the town of Barntrup within Lippe district
Coordinates	51°58′59″N 9°07′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Town subdivisions	5
Mayor	Herbert Dahle (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m  (666 ft)
Population	8,910 (31 December 2010)
- Density	150 /km2 (388 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LIP
Postal code	32683
Area code	05263
Website	www.barntrup.de

Barntrup is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 59.46 km² and 9.431 inhabitants (2006), and has 433 people who are out of work. It lies 40 km east from Bielefeld and 9 km west from Bad Pyrmont at the east border of NRW to Lower Saxony.

Town division

• Alverdissen
• Barntrup
• Sommersell
• Selbeck
• Sonneborn

History

Barntrup and Alverdissen were founded by the earl of Sternberg in the year 1220.
Originally Barntrup is called Barendorf and was a village at the Schratweg.
Between 1317 and 1359 was Barntrup build on the highest point of the "Thornesberg" which is 189 m high above sea level. This is the central point of Barntrup.

Kerssenbrock Castle (also called Schloss Kerssenbrock or Barntrup Castle, see picture) was constructed from 1584-1588 by Anna von Kerssenbrock (maiden name Anna von Canstein). Her husband, Franz von Kerssenbrock had been a mercenary in the French Wars of Religion, where he had made much money. The Kerssenbrock family was one of the main noble families in the region.

Education

- Primary school "von-Haxthausen Grundschule" has at this time 420 pupils and 21 teachers.
- High school "Städtisches Gymnasium Barntrup" has about 920 pupils and 50 teachers.
- Junior high school "Hauptschule des Schulverbandes Barntrup-Dörentrup" has about 350 pupil.

External links

• Official website (in German)