Nienburg

Nienburg
Location of Nienburg within Nienburg district
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
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total32,598
 • Density510/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

Geographical location

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

(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

Nienburg, including quarters

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

Town council

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

Nienburg has two twin towns:

References

Media related to Nienburg/Weser at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.