Nienburg

Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

 Geography 
 Geographical location 
Nienburg is on the river Weser, approx.  southeast of Bremen, and  northwest of Hanover. Nienburg is the largest town in the Mittelweserregion.

 Population 
(in each case December 31st)
 1998 - 32.789
 1999 - 32.659
 2000 - 32.611
 2001 - 32.454
 2002 - 32.462
 2003 - 32.543
 2004 - 32.691
 2005 - 32.803

 Town's structure 
Nienburg, including quarters
 Erichshagen
 Holtorf
 Langendamm
 Schäferhof/Kattriede
 Nordertor
 Leintor
 Lehmwandlung
 Alpheide

 Town council 
The 38 members of the "Stadtrat" are made up of:
 Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands - CDU 14
 Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands - SPD 17
 Bündnis 90/Die Grünen - Grüne 3
 Freie Demokratische Partei-FDP 2
 Wählergemeinschaft - WG 1
 Die Linke 1
(September 10, 2006)

 Twin towns 
Nienburg has two twin towns:
 Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
 Vitebsk, Belarus

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