Bad Wünnenberg
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bad Wünnenberg (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈvʏnənbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Aabach, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn.
Bad Wünnenberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Wünnenberg
within Paderborn district  | |
 Location of Bad Wünnenberg | |
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| Coordinates: 51°31′N 8°42′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Ursula Berhorst-Schäfers (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.3 km2 (62.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,418 |
| • Density | 76.99/km2 (199.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 33179–33181 |
| Dialling codes | 02953, 02957 Haaren |
| Vehicle registration | PB |
| Website | www.wuennenberg.de |
Politics
The current mayor of Bad Wünnenberg is Ursula Berhorst-Schäfers of the SPD, who has been serving since 2025. She won the 2025 election against her predecessor Christian Carl (CDU) with 54 % of the vote.[2]
City council
After the 2025 local elections, the Bad Wünnenberg city council is composed as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 3,406 | 52.3 |  3.7 |
17 | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 2,103 | 32.3 |  8.5 |
10 | 3 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 574 | 8.8 | 3.3 |
3 | 1 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 436 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
2 | 1 | |
| Valid votes | 6,519 | 96.8 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 218 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total | 6,737 | 100.0 | 32 | ±0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 10,207 | 66.0 | ||||
| Source: City of Bad Wünnenberg | ||||||
