Steimbke

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Steimbke
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Steimbke
Steimbke (Germany)
Steimbke
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Nienburg/Weser
Municipal assoc. Steimbke
Mayor Friedrich Andermann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 63.06 km² (24.3 sq mi)
Elevation 51 m  (167 ft)
Population 2,494  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 40 /km² (102 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NI
Postal code 31634
Area code 05026
Website www.steimbke.de

Coordinates: 52°39′44″N 9°24′15″E / 52.66222, 9.40417

Steimbketown hall square and church
Steimbke
town hall square and church

Steimbke is a municipality in the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km east of Nienburg, and 40 km northwest of Hanover, in a swamp and heathland, whereas the Blindesee takes centre stage.

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[edit] Municipality of Steimbke

The villages Steimbke, Wendenborstel, Glashof, Eckelshof, Lichtenhorst, Lichtenmoor, and Sonnenborstel comprise the municipality of Steimbke. Steimbke is also the seat of the ("collective municipality") Steimbke.

[edit] Municipal council

The municipal council Steimbke has 12 members elected and a mayor elected directly. Since the local election on September 10, 2006, two parties and one Wählergemeinschaft represent it.

  • CDU - 7 seats
  • SPD - 2 seats
  • WG Steimbke - 4 seats

[edit] History

  • First Steimbke document is from 1175.
  • During the Thirty Years' War Steimbke was taken by catholic Tilly temporarily.

In development of the village, the industrial union "Gewerkschaft Brigitta" had the greatest share in 1934 by beginning oil production. "Brigitta" established an estate for industrial workers with bounteous sports facilities, a stadion with flood light and an indoor- as well as an outdoor swimming pool. In the meantime, the reduction of oil production has resulted to the abolishment of the pumpjacks that in former times have been Steimbke's landmark. By the date of June 30, 2005, Steimbke had a population of 2.739.

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