Paderborn

Paderborn is located in North Rhine-Westphalia and is also the capital of the Paderborn district. The city's name derives from the River Pader, which also runs through the city, and at 4 km in length it is the shortest river in Germany. The beautiful town hall, which adorns the town square, was built in 1616 and the Jesuit church, which consists of several styles with Baroque, Gothic and Romanesque elements, is certainly worth a visit. The largest computer museum in the world, the Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum, is also located in Paderborn. The museum takes its visitors on an informative and very interesting journey into the history of communication, from the very beginnings of civilisation right up to the present day. Of course, there is a special focus on the development of computers, which is not surprising since the museum was established by Nixdorf Computers, which incidentally is also based in Paderborn.