Obernkirchen
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Obernkirchen | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | ![]() |
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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 |
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.
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