Schaumburg is a district ( Landkreis ) of Lower Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (clockwise from the north) the districts of Nienburg , Hanover and Hameln-Pyrmont , and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts of Lippe and Minden-Lübbecke ).
10-587: Obernkirchen ( German pronunciation: [oːbɐnˈkɪʁçən] ) 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
20-524: A principality. In 1815, Schaumburg-Lippe joined the German Confederation , and in 1871 the German Empire . In 1918, it became a republic. The tiny Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe existed until 1946, when it became an administrative area within Lower Saxony . Schaumburg-Lippe had an area of 340 km², and a population of 51,000 (as of 1934). Hessian Schaumburg was annexed to Prussia along with
30-549: Is a castle in the town of Rinteln in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is owned by the former ruling family of Schaumburg-Lippe . The castle became the property of the Hohenzollerns when George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War . However, in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II returned Schaumburg Castle to George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe on
40-525: Is a continuous strip of woods running in a direction of approximately 60 degrees along the northern border of the district. Just beyond the northern border of the district is Lake Steinhude a 29,1 km shallow lake that is the largest in Northern Germany. The river Weser flows westward along the south of the Wiehengebirge through a broad valley and the town of Rinteln. The landscape is bordered to
50-735: The 12th century. Shortly after, the Holy Roman Emperor appointed the counts of Schaumburg to become counts of Holstein as well. During the Thirty Years' War the House of Schaumburg had no male heir, and the county was divided into Schaumburg (which became part of Hesse-Kassel ) and the County of Schaumburg-Lippe (1640). As a member of the Confederation of the Rhine , Schaumburg-Lippe raised itself to
60-486: The district of Schaumburg , with the town of Bückeburg at its feet. This Schaumburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Schaumburg Landkreis Schaumburg was created on August 1, 1977 within the framework of the Kreisreform (district reform) of Lower Saxony by combining the former districts of Schaumburg-Lippe and Grafschaft Schaumburg. The town of Hessisch Oldendorf
70-593: The rest of Hesse-Kassel in 1866. After World War II , Schaumburg and Schaumburg-Lippe became districts within the state of Lower Saxony , until they were merged again in 1977. The district ( Landkreis ) of Schaumburg has its northern half located in the North German Plain and the southern half in the Weser Uplands ( Weserbergland ). The Weser Uplands consist of hilly ridges and include the Wesergebirge, Harrl, Süntel, Bückeberg and Deister. The Schaumburg Forest
80-1351: The seat of the Counts of Schaumburg , is located on the Nesselberg ("nettle mountain") in Schaumburg, a locality in the town of Rinteln . The nettle leaf in the middle of the arms has become the heraldic symbol of Holstein, symbolising the historical connection between Holstein and Schaumburg. Towns [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Samtgemeinden (collective municipalities) with their member municipalities [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Media related to Landkreis Schaumburg at Wikimedia Commons Circles est. 1500: Bavarian , Swabian , Upper Rhenish , Lower Rhenish–Westphalian , Franconian , (Lower) Saxon 52°15′N 9°10′E / 52.25°N 9.17°E / 52.25; 9.17 Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony Schaumburg Castle (German: Burg Schaumburg )
90-617: The west by the River Weser which is in the neighbouring district of Minden-Lübbecke. It flows north through the Westphalian Gap towards the city of Bremen and the North Sea . In the flat North German Plain to the east of Schaumburg district lies Hanover , the capital city of Lower Saxony . The coat of arms is almost identical to the old arms of Schaumburg, which had been used since the 12th century. Schaumburg Castle , in mediaeval times
100-459: Was reallocated to Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont . The communities of Großenheidorn, Idensermoor-Niengraben and Steinhude had already been allocated to the community of Wunsdorf and thereby became part of Landkreis Hanover . The Landkreis Schaumburg essentially duplicates the borders of Schaumburg at the time of the Middle Ages. Schaumburg was a medieval county, which was founded at the beginning of
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