Atteln

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Atteln
Stadtteil of Lichtenau
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Atteln
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N08°48′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.80000°E / 51.60000; 8.80000 Coordinates: 51°36′00″N08°48′00″E / 51.60000°N 8.80000°E / 51.60000; 8.80000
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
District Paderborn
Town Lichtenau
Area
  Total15.44 km2 (5.96 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [1]
  Total1,482
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33165
Dialling codes 05292

Atteln is a village in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the town Lichtenau since 1975.

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Geography

Location

Atteln is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn. Atteln is the central town in the Altenau valley.

Neighbouring settlements

Starting in the north, rotating clockwise, Etteln, Dörenhagen, Ebbinghausen, Husen, Dalheim, Elisenhof, Helmern and Henglarn are neighbouring villages of Atteln.

History

Germanic tribes were living in the area of Atteln already 5000 years ago, and their traces can still be seen today. Seven cist graves, two of them in Atteln, have been discovered in the Altenau valley. The largest cist grave has been excavated in Atteln in 1978. Atteln is the oldest rural parish in the diocese of Paderborn. A priest Meinhard of Atteln in mentioned in 897. The town probably got its name from the family (of) Atteln, a noble family that arrived in the Altenau valley in 804. One Anselm of Atteln is recorded in a 13th-century document. Atteln gained importance during medieval times, when a court was established in the village. Atteln's baroque style parish church St Achatius was built in 1712.

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References

  1. "Atteln". Lichtenau Westfalen. Retrieved 24 September 2021.