Nienstädt

Nienstädt
Nienstädt

Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 9°10′7″E / 52.28917°N 9.16861°E / 52.28917; 9.16861Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 9°10′7″E / 52.28917°N 9.16861°E / 52.28917; 9.16861
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Municipal assoc. Nienstädt
Government
  Mayor Gerhard Widdel (SPD)
Area
  Total 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,606
  Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 31688
Dialling codes 05721, 05724
Vehicle registration SHG

Nienstädt is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 4 km southwest of Stadthagen, and 17 km east of Minden.

Nienstädt is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nienstädt.

Geography

Nienstädt lies on the northern slopes of the Bückeberge between Bückeburg and Stadthagen on the B 65 federal highway.

The four parishes in the municipality are Sülbeck, Liekwegen, Wackerfeld and Meinefeld. While Sülbeck and Nienstädt are bisected by the B 65, Liekwegen runs along the Bückeberg as a ribbon village. Wackerfeld and Meinefeld lie in open country north of Nienstädt.

Neighbouring communities (clockwise) are the towns of Stadthagen and Obernkirchen and the village of Helpsen.

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