City in North Rhine-Westphalia, district capital, Paderborn draws its energy from more than 200 springs of Pader, guarded for centuries by the cathedral in the heart of the city. Center of Catholicism (here in 799, Pope Leo III found refuge) safeguarded by SF. Laborius (whose relics were brought in 836 from Le Mans, establishing the oldest town twinning), Paderborn is a place where time has another dimension. Except for the center, with the usual busy shopping areas, and the park on the banks of Pader, where people take their relaxation time (if weather allows as here clouds gather fast and there are many more rainy days than sunny ones), the rest of the city is like resort town at the end of the season: fewer cars on the road, rare people, and the houses seem abandoned even you guess some activity inside.
