Obernkirchen

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Obernkirchen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Obernkirchen
Obernkirchen (Germany)
Obernkirchen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Town subdivisions 5
Mayor Oliver Schäfer
Basic statistics
Area 32.55 km² (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation 209 m  (686 ft)
Population 9,874  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 303 /km² (786 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHG
Postal code 31683
Area codes 0 57 24
Website www.obernkirchen.de

Coordinates: 52°15′59″N 9°7′4″E / 52.26639, 9.11778

Obernkirchen (IPA[oːbɐnˈkɪʁçən]) is a town in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km southwest of Stadthagen, and 15 km east of Minden.

Obernkirchen is a small town in the shadows of the Bückeberg, a mountain in the Weserbergland. It overlooks the vast lower lying part of the old county of Schaumburg Lippe, now the district of Schaumburg, with the City of Bückeburg at its feet.