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Nienburg
Coat of arms of Nienburg
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Nienburg
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 31,570
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
31582
Dialling codes 05021
Vehicle registration NI
Website 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 km southeast of Bremen, and 45 km 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:

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