Nienburg ( German: [ˈniːn.ˌbʊʁk] , official name: Nienburg/Weser ) ( Low German : Nienborg , Neenborg or Negenborg ) is a town and capital of the district Nienburg , in Lower Saxony , Germany .
7-464: Situated on the scenic German Timber-Frame Road , Nienburg lies on the river Weser , approximately 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Bremen , and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Hanover . Nienburg is the largest town in the Middle Weser Region . (as of Dec. 31st) Nienburg, including quarters The major reason for the emergence and development of Nienburg into the largest city in
14-589: The cultural heritage of a huge variety of different styles of half-timbering in Germany. To share this knowledge with other interested people, the 'German Timber-Frame Road' was founded in 1990. In the meantime, more than 100 timber-framed towns have joined up under the slogan "Timber-framed houses unite". The German Timber-Frame Road runs almost the entire length of Germany and therefore links many varied landscapes, historic cities and carefully restored sites and monuments. Numerous events, festivals and markets throughout
21-590: The Middle Weser region was its location at a convenient ford in the Weser River, leading to multiple trade routes radiating from the location. As early as 1025 the location was referred to as Negenborg , i.e. New Castle. In 1215 it began to be referred to as a city, a civitas , when Count Henry I of Hoya began the residence of his ruling line. From 1582 until 1866 the Guelph ( Welf ) Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg controlled
28-535: The county, except for Napoleonic French rule from 1803 to 1813. In 1871, it became part of the German Empire . During World War II , it was the location of German prisoner-of-war camps Oflag X-B and Stalag X-C, in which French , Polish, Belgian, Romanian, Serbian, Italian and Soviet POWs were held. In the wake of the war, a large number of livestock was killed in the region by an unknown predator, called Lichtenmoor Strangler . The former County of Wölpe
35-530: The following results: Nienburg is twinned with: German Timber-Frame Road The German Timber-Frame Road ( German : Deutsche Fachwerkstraße ) is a German tourist route leading from the river Elbe in the north to the Black Forest and Lake Constance in the south. Numerous cities and towns each with examples of the vernacular timber-framed houses traditional to the German states are situated along
42-401: The road. The total length of the route is nearly 3,000 km (1,864 mi). The route is divided into seven sections, each of which follow the traditional areas of : Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Thuringia , Hesse , Bavaria , and Baden-Württemberg . In 1975, the 'ARGE Historische Fachwerkstädte e.V.' (Association of Historic Timber-Framed Towns) was founded. Its aim is to preserve
49-589: Was the seat of the Grafen (counts) von Wölpe with its associated castle. The castle (Burg Wölpe) was destroyed in the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud in 1522. Since the 2021 elections, the mayor is Jan Wendorf (independent). The previous mayor was Henning Onkes (independent). He was reelected in 2014 against three competitors. The 38 members of the "Stadtrat" are divided among: The elections in September 2016 showed
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