Stemwede

Stemwede
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Stemwede within Minden-Lübbecke district
Location of Stemwede
Stemwede Location within Germany Stemwede Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Kai Abruszat (FDP)
Area
• Total	166.13 km2 (64.14 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	13,460
• Density	81.02/km2 (209.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	32351
Dialling codes	05474, 05773, 05745
Vehicle registration	MI, LK
Website	www.stemwede.de

Stemwede (German pronunciation: [ʃtɛmˈveːdə] ^ⓘ; Low German: Stemwäide) is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Following a recent regional reorganization, in 1973, the former districts of Dielingen-Wehdem and Levern were consolidated and the district of "Stemwede" created. The new name was chosen because for a thousand years the area along the Stemweder Berg (mountain) was popularly referred to as Stemwede.

Geography

Stemwede is situated approximately 20 km north-west of Lübbecke.

Subdivisions of the town

The municipality of Stemwede is divided into 3 districts (consisting of the following villages each):

• District Levern
  • Levern
  • Sundern
  • Niedermehnen
  • Destel
  • Twiehausen
• District Dielingen
  • Drohne
  • Dielingen
  • Haldem
  • Arrenkamp
• District Wehdem
  • Westrup
  • Wehdem
  • Oppendorf
  • Oppenwehe

External links

• Media related to Stemwede at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in German)