Apelern

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Coordinates: 52°17′25″N 09°20′14″E / 52.29028, 9.33722

Apelern
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Apelern (Germany)
Apelern
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Municipal assoc. Rodenberg
Local subdivisions 6
Mayor H.Oppenhausen (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 24.6 km² (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation 81 m  (266 ft)
Population 2,658  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 108 /km² (280 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHG
Postal code 31552
Area code 05043

Apelern is a community (parish) in the united community of Rodenberg in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated close to the A2 Autobahn at Lauenau and south of Rodenberg, between the Deister, Süntel and Bückeberg (ridges). The Riesbach stream flows through the village and into the Rodenberger Aue (stream).

As well as the village of Apelern itself, the community of Apelern includes the villages of Gross Hegesdorf, Kleinhegesdorf, Lyhren, Reinsdorf and Soldorf.

The existence of Apelern is documented as far back as 1162, when the church was built. The name means roughly "at the apple trees", and there are apple trees in the park of Schloss Münchhausen to this day. In Saxon times (c. 8th and 9th centuries) Apelern had a place of worship (the seat of an archdeaconry) and a court of justice. At the end of the 12th century the church was the main church of the Buckigau. For the last 300 to 400 years the noble families of Münchhausen and Hammerstein have stamped their mark on the village.

Buildings worth visiting in the village are



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