Elsen

Elsen
Stadtteil of Paderborn
Elsen
Coordinates	51°44′N 8°41′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Town	Paderborn
Mayor	Heinz Paus (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m  (367 ft)
Population	15,894  (1 March 2006)
- Density	787 /km2 (2,039 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PB
Postal code	33106
Area code	05254

Elsen is a village in Germany that forms a part of the city Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 1975 Elsen was an autonomous Gemeinde (municipality). As of 2006, Elsen has around 16,000 inhabitants.

History

Based on discovery of early Germanic and Roman remains near the village, which date back to the third century B.C., it can be assumed that the area was populated by Germanic tribes during this time.

Only very few remains or artefacts exist that shed light on the early development of the village. However, a farm named Ilasan, a subsidiary location of the main farmstead Nigenhus (Neuhaus) is mentioned in a scripture dating back to 1036. In this writing the farm is given to a local clerical collegiate by the bishop of Paderborn. In a 15th-century copy of this document the village is already named "Elesen".

Catholic church St. Dionysius in the centre of Elsen

Monument for the 950th anniversary of Elsen village

External links

• Information about Elsen at City-Portal Paderborn (German)