Paderborn (district)

Paderborn () is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History.
Paderborn became a part of Prussia in 1802. After the Napoleonic wars when Prussia created the province Westphalia it split Paderborn into two districts - Paderborn and Büren. In 1975 these two districts were joined together again to make the current Paderborn district.