Stemwede 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.
6-447: Stemwede is situated approximately 20 km north-west of Lübbecke . The municipality of Stemwede is divided into 3 districts (consisting of the following villages each): This Minden-Lübbecke district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Minden-L%C3%BCbbecke 52°23′57″N 8°43′04″E / 52.39917°N 8.71778°E / 52.39917; 8.71778 Minden-Lübbecke
12-400: Is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Neighboring districts are Diepholz , Nienburg , Schaumburg , Lippe , Herford , Osnabrück . This is the northernmost district of North Rhine-Westphalia. It protrudes into Lower Saxon territory. The Weser River enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the north. In the south of the district
18-495: The administrative seat of the new district was Lübbecke . The district within today's borders was created in 1973 when the two districts of Minden and Lübbecke were merged. The district is also known as Mühlenkreis , as it has many reconstructed historic mills, many linked by the Westphalian Mill Route . In the right half of the coat of arms are the chevrons from the arms of the counts of Ravensberg , who owned part of
24-658: The district's land. The keys are the sign of the Prince-Bishops of Minden after their patron Saint Peter . After the district was merged with Lübbecke a second key was added, to symbolize the two historic parts. This new arms were granted in 1973. There are over 60 nature reserves in Minden-Lübbecke district, covering a total of around 7,100 ha, i.e. 6.2% of the district's area. The largest are: [REDACTED] Media related to Kreis Minden-Lübbecke at Wikimedia Commons This Minden-Lübbecke district location article
30-527: The river runs through a narrow gorge, which is formed by two mountain chains, the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east. This gorge is called Porta Westfalica , since it marks the ancient border of Westphalia . Minden-Lübbecke is roughly identical with the medieval Bishopric of Minden . At its biggest extent in the 13th century, it later lost territory until it came finally to be around
36-499: The size of today's district. In the 17th century the principality came into the possession of Brandenburg and thus Prussia . Lost for a time to Napoleonic France, it came back to Prussia in 1813, and was then part of the Province of Westphalia . In 1816 the districts of Minden and Rahden were created, but in 1832 the Rahden district was merged with parts of the abolished Bünde district, and
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