Barntrup

Barntrup
Barntrup
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Barntrup within Lippe district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Herbert Dahle (SPD)
Area
• Total	59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	8,522
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32683
Dialling codes	05263
Vehicle registration	LIP
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.