Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg

Nienburg (district)

Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Heidekreis, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

Situated on the scenic German Framework Road

German Framework Road

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, Nienburg lies on the river Weser, approximately 55 km (34.2 mi) southeast of Bremen, and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

. Nienburg is the largest town in the Middle Weser Region

Middle Weser Region

The Middle Weser Region includes, in its fullest sense, the land along the Middle Weser between Minden and Bremen. It lies within the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Bremen...

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Demography

(in each case December 31)

• 1998 - 32,789
• 1999 - 32,659
• 2000 - 32,611
• 2001 - 32,454
• 2002 - 32,462
• 2003 - 32,543
• 2004 - 32,691
• 2005 - 32,803

Structure

Nienburg, including quarters

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

History

The former suburb Wölpe refers to Grafen (earl) von Wölpe and the associated castle.

Stadtrat

The 38 members of the "Stadtrat" are divided among:

• 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

(Update: "Kommunalwahl" September 10, 2006)

International relations

Nienburg, Lower Saxony is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico

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, USA Vitebsk

Vitebsk

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, Belarus

Belarus

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 Bartoszyce

Bartoszyce

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, Poland

Poland

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 Ijuí

Ijuí

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, Brazil

Brazil

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External links

• Official website