Höxter, District capital in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Höxter is a district capital on the Weser in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, surrounded by the wooded hills of the Weserbergland region. The old town preserves a web of narrow lanes with burgher houses from different building phases and several church structures.
Charlemagne established a royal estate here in the 8th century, which later became the starting point for founding Corvey Abbey. In the late Middle Ages the settlement joined the Hanseatic League and developed into a regional trading center under the abbey's protection.
The town name derives from an Old High German word for hill, pointing to the setting between the river and wooded slopes. Many houses in the historic core show timber framing with carved beams and painted infill panels from different centuries.
Four railway stations within the town area provide connections to Paderborn, Göttingen and other destinations along the Weser. The Ostwestfalen-Lippe University brings a student population into town and adds younger residents to some neighborhoods.
An explosion in 2005 badly damaged parts of the town hall and required extensive rebuilding work, visible today in different construction details. The restored complex now combines medieval elements with reconstructed sections from the 21st century.
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