Nienburg

Coordinates: 52°38′28″N 9°12′25″E / 52.64111°N 9.20694°E / 52.64111; 9.20694
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Nienburg
Coat of arms of Nienburg
Location of Nienburg within Nienburg district
Nienburg is located in Germany
Nienburg
Nienburg
Nienburg is located in Lower Saxony
Nienburg
Nienburg
Coordinates: 52°38′28″N 9°12′25″E / 52.64111°N 9.20694°E / 52.64111; 9.20694
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictNienburg
Subdivisions4 districts
Government
 • MayorHenning Onkes (Ind.)
Area
 • Total64.45 km2 (24.88 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total31,570
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31582
Dialling codes05021
Vehicle registrationNI
Websitewww.nienburg.de

Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography[change | change source]

Geographical location[change | change source]

Nienburg is on the river Weser, approx. 55 kilometres (34 miles) southeast of Bremen, and 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Hanover. Nienburg is the largest town in the Mittelweserregion.

Population[change | change source]

(in each case December 31st)

  • 1998 - 32.789
  • 1999 - 32.659
  • 2000 - 32.611
  • 2001 - 32.454
  • 2002 - 32.462
  • 2003 - 32.543
  • 2004 - 32.691
  • 2005 - 32.803

Town's structure[change | change source]

Nienburg, including quarters

  • Erichshagen
  • Holtorf
  • Langendamm
  • Schäferhof/Kattriede
  • Nordertor
  • Leintor
  • Lehmwandlung
  • Alpheide

Town council[change | change source]

The 38 members of the "Stadtrat" are made up of:

  • Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands - CDU 14
  • Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands - SPD 17
  • Bündnis 90/Die Grünen - Grüne 3
  • Freie Demokratische Partei-FDP 2
  • Wählergemeinschaft - WG 1
  • Die Linke 1

(September 10, 2006)

Twin towns[change | change source]

Nienburg has two twin towns:

References[change | change source]

Media related to Nienburg/Weser at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.