Bückeburg

Bückeburg
Long Street with the Lutheran Bückeburg Church
Location of Bückeburg within Schaumburg district
Bückeburg
Bückeburg
Coordinates: 52°15′39″N 09°02′57″E / 52.26083°N 9.04917°E / 52.26083; 9.04917
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictSchaumburg
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Axel Wohlgemuth[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total68.84 km2 (26.58 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,298
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31675
Dialling codes05722
Vehicle registrationSHG
Websitewww.bueckeburg.de

Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. 19,336 people live there. It was the capital of Schaumburg-Lippe. The Bückeburg Palace is where the Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe lived.

References

  1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.