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.[3]

Stemwede
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Coat of arms of Stemwede
Location of Stemwede within Minden-Lübbecke district
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Stemwede is located in Germany
Stemwede
Stemwede
Stemwede is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Stemwede
Stemwede
Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E / 52.417; 8.433
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Kai Abruszat[1] (FDP)
Area
 • Total165.29 km2 (63.82 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,314
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32351
Dialling codes05474, 05773, 05745
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.stemwede.de

Geography

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

Subdivisions of the town

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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

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Stemwede Emigrant Database
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