Stemwede

Stemwede

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Stemwede
Location of Stemwede within Minden-Lübbecke district
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Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E / 52.417; 8.433Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E / 52.417; 8.433
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Minden-Lübbecke
Government
  Mayor Ekkehardt Stauß (CDU)
Area
  Total 165.29 km2 (63.82 sq mi)
Elevation 41 m (135 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
  Total 13,352
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 32351
Dialling codes 05474, 05773, 05745
Vehicle registration MI
Website www.stemwede.de

Stemwede is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Following a recent regional reorganization, in 1973, the former districts of Dielingen-Wehdem and Levern were consolidated and the district of "Stemwede" created. The new name was chosen because for a thousand years the area along the Stemweder Berg (mountain) was popularly referred to as Stemwede.[2]

Geography

Stemwede is situated approximately 20 km north-west of Lübbecke.

Division of the town

The municipality of Stemwede is divided into 3 districts (consisting of the following villages each):

  • District Levern
    • Levern
    • Sundern
    • Niedermehnen
    • Destel
    • Twiehausen
  • District Dielingen
    • Drohne
    • Dielingen
    • Haldem
    • Arrenkamp
  • District Wehdem
    • Westrup
    • Wehdem
    • Oppendorf
    • Oppenwehe

References

  1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. Stemwede Emigrant Database


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