Hövelhof

Hövelhof
Hövelhof
Municipality
	Former hunting lodge of the Paderborn prince bishops
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hövelhof within Paderborn district
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	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.

Geography

Hövelhof is located in the Senne area, the eastern part of the Westfälische Bucht, approx. 10 km northwest of Paderborn.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the municipality

Klausheide
Staumühle
Espeln
Riege
Hövelriege

Description

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.