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| 1637 Bielefeld: 1. Overview; 2. Bielefeld Convention Center; 3. Bunnemann Square; 4. Old Town Church Square; 5. Old Market Square; 6. Saint Bartholomew Church; 7. The City Theatre. |
Located in the north-east of North-Rhine Westphalia, Bielefeld is a city with a population of 327,000. Its historical centre is situated north of the Teutoburg Forest line of hills, but modern Bielefeld also incorporates boroughs on the opposite side and on the hills. Founded in 1214 by Count Hermann IV of Ravensberg to guard a pass crossing the Teutoburg Forest, Bielefeld was the "city of linen" as a minor member of the Hanseatic League. The Industrial Revolution led to the construction of the mechanised spinning mills. In the early 1920s the Town's Savings Bank (Stadtsparkasse) issued money made of linen, silk and velvet, known as stoffgeld.
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