Bad Wünnenberg

Bad Wünnenberg
Bad Wünnenberg
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Wünnenberg within Paderborn district
	Location of Bad Wünnenberg
	Bad Wünnenberg Location within Germany Bad Wünnenberg Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
	Coordinates: 51°31′N 8°42′E / 51.517°N 8.700°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Ursula Berhorst-Schäfers (SPD)
Area
• Total	161.3 km2 (62.3 sq mi)
Elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Population (2025-12-31)
• Total	12,414
• Density	76.96/km2 (199.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	33179–33181
Dialling codes	02953, 02957 Haaren
Vehicle registration	PB
Website	www.wuennenberg.de

Bad Wünnenberg (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈvʏnənbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Aabach, approximately 20 km south of Paderborn.

Politics

The current mayor of Bad Wünnenberg is Ursula Berhorst-Schäfers of the SPD, who has been serving since 2025. She won the 2025 election against her predecessor Christian Carl (CDU) with 54 % of the vote.^[2]

City council

After the 2025 local elections, the Bad Wünnenberg city council is composed as follows:


Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	3,406	52.3	3.7	17	1
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	2,103	32.3	8.5	10	3
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	574	8.8	3.3	3	1
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	436	6.7	1.5	2	1
Valid votes		6,519	96.8
Invalid votes		218	3.2
Total		6,737	100.0		32	±0
Electorate/voter turnout		10,207	66.0
Source: City of Bad Wünnenberg