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Obernkirchen
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Obernkirchen
RintelnLuhdenHeeßenBuchholzAuetalBad EilsenAhnsenObernkirchenSeggebruchHespeMeerbeckHelpsenNienstädtHagenburgAuhagenWiedensahlBückeburgWölpinghausenSachsenhagenPohlePollhagenHülsedeNiedernwöhrenHasteMessenkampNordsehlLauenhagenLüdersfeldRodenbergHeuerßenLindhorstHohnhorstSuthfeldBeckedorfBad NenndorfApelernLauenauStadthagenSchaumburgLower SaxonyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNienburg (district)Nienburg (district)Hamelin-PyrmontHanover (district)
Location of Obernkirchen within Schaumburg district
Map
Interactive map of Obernkirchen
Obernkirchen is located in Germany
Obernkirchen
Location within Germany
Obernkirchen is located in Lower Saxony
Obernkirchen
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°15′59″N 9°7′4″E / 52.26639°N 9.11778°E / 52.26639; 9.11778
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictSchaumburg
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26)Dörte Worm-Kressin[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
32.45 km2 (12.53 sq mi)
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,907
 • Density274.5/km2 (710.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31683
Dialling codes0 57 24
Vehicle registrationSHG
Websitewww.obernkirchen.de

Obernkirchen (German pronunciation: [oːbɐnˈkɪʁçn̩] ⓘ) 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 hill range in the Weser Uplands. It overlooks the vast lower lying part of the old county of Schaumburg Lippe, now the district of Schaumburg, with the town of Bückeburg at its feet.

People

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  • August Oetker (1862–1918), inventor, food scientist and businessman

References

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  1. ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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Dinosaur footprint from a trackway near Obernkirchen