Hövelhof

Hövelhof
Municipality
Former hunting lodge of the Paderborn prince bishops
Coat of arms
Location of Hövelhof within Paderborn district
Hövelhof Hövelhof
Coordinates: 51°49′N 08°39′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Michael Berens (CDU)
Area
• Total	70.67 km2 (27.29 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	16,704
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33155–33161
Dialling codes	05257 05294 Hövelhof-Espeln
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	www.hoevelhof.de

Hövelhof is a municipality in the district Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 14 March 2012, Hövelhof can use the official additive Sennegemeinde (English: "Senne municipality").

Geography

Hövelhof is located in the Senne area, the eastern part of the Westfälische Bucht, approx. 10 km northwest of Paderborn. The eastern side of Hövelhof belongs to the Military Training Area Senne.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Augustdorf
• Bad Lippspringe
• Delbrück
• Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
• Verl

Division of the municipality

• Klausheide
• Staumühle
• Espeln
• Riege
• Hövelriege
• Hövelsenne (mostly vacated)

Description

Adalbert Zuckschwerdt's grave in the area of the former British POW-camp Internierungslager Staumühle near Hövelhof.

Unusually for a village as small as Hövelhof, it is relatively self-contained—there are numerous supermarkets, restaurants, clothes shops, travel agencies, pubs and much more, meaning that the village could theoretically remain independent of the city of Paderborn. In fact, the only common feature of a full-fledged town that is missing from Hövelhof is a cinema, for which inhabitants do indeed need to venture into Paderborn City Center—approximately 15 km (10 mi) away. It also has five schools, its own fire brigade, and a library.

Culture

Hövelhof has two main festivals during the year. The first is the Schützenfest, a celebration of the St. Hubertus Hunters' Guild, which takes place on the hunting grounds. The second is the Hövelmarkt, a general village fair with not only market stalls, but also fairground rides and traditional German dances, complete with traditional music and costume.

Nature

Hövelhof is part of the Senne, the biggest heath landscape in North Rhine-Westphalia. There are many rivers and crooks that flow through the municipality area, from which the biggest one is the Ems.

Politics

The local government is dominated by the conservative CDU.

Coat of arms, seal and banner

The coat of arms of Hövelhof shows historical and geographical symbols:

1. The cross in the top field represented the bishop cross from the prince-bishops of Paderborn, who were the sovereigns since the Middle Ages up to 1803.
2. The wave line symbolises the brooks and rivers, especially the river Ems.
3. The hunting horn stands for the hunting castle, build by the prince-bishop Dietrich Adolf von der Recke in the year 1661.
4. The green color stands for the wealth of forest and green areas.

The seal contains the coat of arms with the transcription Gemeinde Hövelhof Krs. Paderborn. The banner is striped lengthways with green and white and has the coat of arms in the upper third.

Notable persons

• Heinz Stücke, world traveler and cyclist

Twin town

Hövelhof has a partnership with the French city Verrières-le-Buisson since 29 May 1971. The partnership consists of yearly meetups in either one of the two cities, student exchanges, and more. Hövelhof has also named a small park with a pond after Verrières-le-Buisson.

External links

Media related to Hövelhof at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)