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The Pader springs are among the most water-rich springs in Germany

Small park with salt pans in Salzkotten.

You should have seen this. It's crazy what the short river does to the city. It's great to see how powerfully the Pader rushes through the town. As a visitor you can hardly imagine this.

The Pader begins its journey in Paderborn and ends 4 km further in the Lippe.

The hike around Padersee and Neuhaus Castle can be easily done together as a small tour 😊

The Pader is a left tributary of the Lippe in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a length of around 4 km, it is considered the shortest river in Germany. Rare animal species also feel at home here, such as the cave amphipod and the pond rail.

A fantastic atmosphere with a great opportunity to follow the Pader River further north through the Paderauen.

The Pader rises from over 200 springs in the heart of Paderborn. After just over four kilometers it flows into the Lippe in the Schloß Neuhaus district. This makes it the shortest river in Germany. The Pader springs are among the richest springs in Germany. An average of 5,000 liters of water flows out of them per second. However, the water leakage is rather inconspicuous in most places. So you have to look closely to see the air bubbles rising with the water. The spring arms of the Pader arise from six spring basins, which flow together to form the Pader shortly before the inner city ring. The spring arms in the western Pader source area are called Börnepader, Dammpader and Warme Pader. Rothobornpader and Dielenpader rise in the eastern source area. The Maspernpader, which arises near the Paderhalle, is the outflow of the northern source area. In earlier centuries, the Pader springs were an important economic basis for the city. The fast-flowing water not only powered numerous mills, but was also indispensable as an ingredient in Paderborn bread and the famous beer. The Pader spring area, the “green lung” of Paderborn in the middle of the city, is particularly inviting today to rest and relax. The gastronomic offerings around the Pader source area are also wide-ranging: numerous restaurants and beer gardens are meeting places to feast and linger in the city. Germany's first quality urban hiking trail, the “PaderWanderung”, runs along the Pader. Source: https://www.paderborner-land.de/deu/entdecken/standorte/paderquelle.php