History
View of Delbrück in the 17th century (Johann Georg Rudolphi)
The town center of Delbrück (2008)
One of the oldest documents about Delbrück dates back to 1219 and 1239. However, excavations in the Anreppen district have shown that a Roman legionary camp existed there as early as 4–5/6 AD, used as part of the Immensum Bellum (see main article: Roman Camp Anreppen).
At the time of the transfer of the remains of Saint Liborius to Paderborn, the remains of Saint Landolinus are said to have also been transferred from France to the church in the Boke district. Landolinus is the patron saint of the local parish church.
In 1292, a document attests to a church and a chaplain in Delbrück. This document also mentions a Gograf (gograf).
The castle in Boke was built in 1354. It was built by Bernd von Hörde.
Due to a dispute between William of the Berg, Prince-Bishop of Paderborn, Archbishop Frederick of Cologne, and the Count of Cleves, Delbrück was burned in 1410.
In 1496, the knight Philipp von Hoerde donated relics of the Holy Cross to the town of Delbrück. From then on, the relic was carried through the community in a procession every Good Friday.
In 1590, the new Delbrück town hall was consecrated by Prince-Bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg and the Abbot of Abdinghof. In the same year, the Delbrück region was plundered by Dutch troops.
In 1604, Spanish mercenaries plundered the Delbrück region and murdered a large portion of the population. Six years later, Delbrück was granted the right to hold a market twice a year, one on the Thursday before Pentecost and the second on St. Catherine's Day (November 25th).
Delbrück became Prussian in 1802 at the end of the reign of the Prince-Bishop of Paderborn. In 1808, under the rule of Jérôme Bonaparte, the Delbrück region was divided into six municipalities as part of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Roads and railway lines (e.g., the Wiedenbrück-Sennelager connection) and the connection to the power plant were gradually expanded until 1912.
On September 26, 1975, a Sikorsky CH-53 belonging to the US Armed Forces crashed between Delbrück and Westenholz, killing 16 soldiers.
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