Barntrup

For the Barntrup meteorite of 1886, see Meteorite falls.

Barntrup
Coat of arms
Barntrup
Location of Barntrup within Lippe district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Lippe
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Schell (non-party)
Area
• Total	59.46 km2 (22.96 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	8,824
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	32683
Dialling codes	05263, 05262 (Alverdissen)
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 8,824 inhabitants (2013). 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
• Selbeck
• Sommersell
• Sonneborn

History

Barntrup and Alverdissen were founded by the Earl of Sternberg in the year 1220. Originally Barntrup was called Barendorf and was a village at the Schratweg. Between 1317 and 1359 Barntrup was built 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 pupils.

External links

• Official website (in German)