Bielefeld

Bielefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at 52° N, 8.5 E on both the western and eastern slopes of the Teutoburg Forest. Population: 329,000. The current mayor is Eberhard David.

Traffic

Two major autobahns, the A2 and A33, intersect at the south east of Bielefeld. The Ostwestfalen-Damm expressway connects the two parts of the city naturally divided by the Teutoburg Forest. The main railroad station of Bielefeld is part of the German ICE high-speed railroad system. Bielefeld has a small airstrip in the Senne district, but is mainly served by the two larger airports nearby, Paderborn-Lippstadt and Münster-Osnabrück.

Related Topics:
Autobahns - ICE

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Bielefeld has a well developed public transport system, served mainly by the companies moBiel (formerly Stadtwerke Bielefeld - Verkehrsbetriebe) and BVO. Beside buses, there is a subway system with 4 major subway lines and also local overland trains connecting different parts of the city and nearby counties.

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