Stemwede
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[3]
Stemwede | |
|---|---|
| |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Stemwede
within Minden-Lübbecke district  | |
 Location of Stemwede | |
  Stemwede  Stemwede | |
| 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[1] (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.13 km2 (64.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,314 |
| • Density | 80.142/km2 (207.57/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 |
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
