Pader springs Paderborn (middle Pader spring area)

Two spring branches of the Pader originate in the middle Pader spring area: the Maspernpader and the small Haxthausen-Pader. This is also where the various spring branches of the Pader unite to form the river itself.

The Pader springs in the heart of Paderborn amidst inviting green spaces. In the three spring areas, the western, central and eastern Pader spring areas, around 200 springs gush forth, which are grouped together in several spring basins. They pump an average of 5,000 liters of water per second. This makes them some of the most water-rich springs in Germany. The six spring streams flow through the north of the city center and merge into the Pader before the Altstadtring. This flows into the Lippe, which has less water, after just over four kilometers in the Schloß Neuhaus district.

The formerly heavily built-up Pader spring arms between Mühlenstraße and Paderhalle have been developed into a dynamic, attractive and species-rich water landscape. The courses of the Pader have been renaturalized, the Inselspitzenweg and Haxthausengarten have been redesigned and a floodplain behind the Reinekemühle mill has been created. The various branches of the Pader have been reconnected and made more accessible. For example, a small footbridge allows visitors to see a bubbling spring up close. Seating and a new lighting concept invite you to linger along the newly designed paths. The confluence of the Pader spring arms can be viewed from a viewing platform at the Stümpelsche Mühle mill.

The middle Pader spring area was awarded the 2020 Federal Prize for Urban Greenery in the "Built" category and first prize in the "Exemplary Buildings" category at the Polis Award 2020.