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Bünde is a city in Herford (district), North Rhine-Westphalia (federal state), Germany, between Bielefeld (west) and Hannover (east). Its population was about 48,000 in 2003. The small river Else crosses the town.

Geography

Districts

The city is divided into 12 districts:

Bünde-Mitte (11.163 inhabitants); Ennigloh (9.146 inhabitants); Spradow (4.832 inhabitants); Südlengern (4.610 inhabitants); Dünne (4.165 inhabitants); Holsen (3.762 inhabitants); Hunnebrock (3.329 inhabitants); Ahle (2.060 inhabitants); Bustedt (1.751 inhabitants); Hüffen (1.653 inhabitants); Werfen (934 inhabitants); Muckum (853 inhabitants);

(30. June 2005)

History

Bünde was first mentioned in 853. It has one of the oldest church foundations of Westphalia, the 'Laurentius Church' (founded about 778 - 840).

Twinning

Tobacco

The main industries are kitchen furniture and cigar manufacturers. The town is called the 'Cigar Box of Germany'. Many tobacco products such as pipes, and tobacco jars are also produced here. The Westphalian Tobacco Industry is based here. As well as the Tobacco musuems.

Natural history

About 30 million-year-old fossils were found in the Doberg, including a skull of a toothed whale (Easqualadon langewieschei) and a skeleton of a sea cow (Anemotherium langewieschei). Both were found 1911-1912 by Friedrich Langewiesche, who became an honorary citizen of Bünde. The fossils are presented in 'Doberg Museum' in Bünde.

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