Nienburg

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

Town
Coat of arms
Location of Nienburg within Nienburg district
Coordinates: 52°38′28″N 9°12′25″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Nienburg
Subdivisions	4 districts
Government
• Mayor	Henning Onkes (Ind.)
Area
• Total	64.45 km2 (24.88 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31582
Vehicle registration	NI
Website	www.nienburg.de

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:

• Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
• Vitebsk, Belarus

References

Media related to Nienburg/Weser at Wikimedia Commons