Nienburg (district) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nienburg
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Nienburg
Area
• Total	1,399 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	126,300
• Density	90.28/km2 (233.82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NI
Website	landkreis-nienburgweser.de

Nienburg is a district, also known as a Landkreis, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It's a region where many towns and villages come together to work as one larger area. The main town and capital of this district is also called Nienburg.

About Nienburg District

The Nienburg district is a part of Germany called Lower Saxony. It covers an area of about 1,399 square kilometers (which is about 540 square miles). Imagine an area roughly the size of a thousand football fields! In 2001, about 126,300 people lived here. This means there were about 90 people living in each square kilometer.

What is a District?

In Germany, a district (or Landkreis) is like a county in some other countries. It's a way to organize different towns and villages into a bigger administrative area. This helps with things like schools, roads, and other public services that benefit everyone in the region. The district government helps manage these services for all the people living there.

Towns and Villages in Nienburg

Map showing the towns and municipalities in Nienburg district

The Nienburg district is made up of several towns and many smaller communities. These communities are grouped together into what are called Samtgemeinden, which are like groups of villages that share some services.

Here are the main towns:

• Nienburg (which is also the capital)
• Rehburg-Loccum

There is also one main "free municipality" which means it manages itself without being part of a Samtgemeinde:

• Steyerberg

The rest of the communities are part of seven Samtgemeinden:

• 1. Grafschaft Hoya
  • Bücken
  • Eystrup
  • Gandesbergen
  • Hämelhausen
  • Hassel
  • Hilgermissen
  • Hoya (This is the main town of this group)
  • Hoyerhagen
  • Schweringen
  • Warpe
• 2. Heemsen
  • Drakenburg
  • Haßbergen
  • Heemsen
  • Rohrsen (Main town of this group)
• 3. Liebenau
  • Binnen
  • Liebenau (Main town of this group)
  • Pennigsehl
• 4. Marklohe
  • Balge
  • Marklohe (Main town of this group)
  • Wietzen
• 5. Mittelweser
  • Estorf
  • Husum
  • Landesbergen
  • Leese
  • Stolzenau (Main town of this group)
• 6. Steimbke
  • Linsburg
  • Rodewald
  • Steimbke (Main town of this group)
  • Stöckse
• 7. Uchte
  • Diepenau
  • Raddestorf
  • Uchte (Main town of this group)
  • Warmsen

Where is Nienburg?

The Nienburg district is located in the northern part of Germany. It's part of the state of Lower Saxony. You can find it by looking for its coordinates: 52.67 degrees North and 9.17 degrees East. This helps pinpoint its exact location on a map of the world.

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Nienburg-Weser para niños