Salzkotten | |
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 Street in Salzkotten | |
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Location of Salzkotten within Paderborn district  | |
  Salzkotten  Salzkotten | |
| Coordinates: 51°40′15″N 08°36′17″E / 51.67083°N 8.60472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ulrich Berger[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.40 km2 (42.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 25,283 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33143–33154 |
| Dialling codes | 05258 02955 Niederntudorf 02948 Mantinghausen, Verlar and parts of Schwelle |
| Vehicle registration | PB |
| Website | www.salzkotten.de |
Salzkotten is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Salzkotten (in English, "Salt cottages") is based in the former salt production, which gave Salzkotten its raison d'être. Salt was found in the salty springs around the town.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.