Nienburg (district)

Nienburg
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Nienburg
Area
- Total	1,399 km2 (540.2 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
- Total	122,206
- Density	87.4/km2 (226.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	NI
Website	landkreis-nienburgweser.de

Nienburg is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Heidekreis, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Minden-Lübbecke).

History

From the early Middle Ages to the end of the 16th century this region was the heart of the County of Hoya. The ruling family became extinct in 1582, and the central and southern parts of the county were annexed by the Lüneburg branch of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1705 the area of Nienburg and Hoya became subordinate to Hanover.

In 1866 the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia. The Prussian government established the districts of Nienburg and Stolzenau, which were merged in 1932.

Geography

The district is roughly located between Bremen and Hanover. The Weser River enters the district in the south, coming from North Rhine-Westphalia, and runs north towards Bremen.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: two horses on piles, a typical decoration of farms in the region a bear's paw, symbolising the County of Hoya a horn from the arms of the County of Wölpe

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Samtgemeinden
Nienburg Rehburg-Loccum Free municipalities Steyerberg	1. Grafschaft Hoya Bücken Eystrup Gandesbergen Hämelhausen Hassel Hilgermissen Hoya1, 2 Hoyerhagen Schweringen Warpe 2. Heemsen Drakenburg Haßbergen Heemsen Rohrsen1	3. Liebenau Binnen Liebenau1 Pennigsehl 4. Marklohe Balge Marklohe1 Wietzen 5. Mittelweser Estorf Husum Landesbergen Leese Stolzenau1	6. Steimbke Linsburg Rodewald Steimbke1 Stöckse 7. Uchte Diepenau Raddestorf Uchte1 Warmsen
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; 2town

See also

• Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung. 

External links

Media related to Landkreis Nienburg/Weser at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)
• Non-Official website (German)
• General Nienburger Internet meeting place (German)

Coordinates: 52°40′N 9°10′E / 52.67°N 9.17°E / 52.67; 9.17