Bielefeld

Bielefeld
/bee"leuh felt'/, n.
a city in NW Germany. 315,000.

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City (pop., 2002 est: city, 323,400; metro. area, 579,000), northwestern Germany.

Founded in 1214, the town arose from a religious settlement around St. Mary's Church in the late 13th century. It joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century and passed to Brandenburg in 1647. The first mechanized textile mills in Germany were established there in 1851. Heavily damaged in World War II, the city has since been rebuilt. It is the centre of a linen industry; it also has silk and plush weaving mills.

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      city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies on the northern edge of the hilly Teutoburg Forest. First mentioned as Bilifelde in the biography of Bishop Meinwerk of Paderborn between 1015 and 1036, the old town was probably founded and chartered in 1214 by Count Hermann of Ravensberg; the “new town” arose from a religious settlement around the Neustädter Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church, still standing) during the late 13th century. It joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century, and, along with the county of Ravensberg, it passed to Jülich in 1346 and to Brandenburg in 1647. Heavily damaged in World War II, Bielefeld has since been rebuilt.

      Bielefeld has historically been the centre of the Ravensberg linen industry, which became important in the 16th century; the first mechanized mills in Germany were established there in 1851. Bielefeld's most important industries now include electrical engineering, publishing, and the production of machinery, paper products, clothing, and foodstuffs. Sparrenburg Castle, dating from 1250, was rebuilt after a fire in 1877. Other notable medieval buildings include the Altstädter Nicolai Church, the St. Jodokus Church, and the Gothic Crüwell House (1530). The city has a concert hall, an opera house, a playhouse, and a gallery of modern art; it also houses farmhouse and playing-card museums. The MARTa Museum, with a structure designed by Frank Gehry and specializing in design, art, and architecture, opened in nearby Herford in 2005. The city is the seat of Bielefeld University (founded 1969). Annexation of several neighbouring cities in 1973 doubled the size of the city, and construction of a citywide rail system (Stadtbahn) underground within the inner city has helped tie the city together. Pop. (2005 est.) 326,925.

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