Nienstädt

Nienstädt
Municipality
Location of Nienstädt within Schaumburg district
Nienstädt Nienstädt
Coordinates: 52°17′21″N 9°10′7″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Schaumburg
Municipal assoc.	Nienstädt
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Widdel (SPD)
Area
• Total	8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,476
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31688
Dialling codes	05721, 05724
Vehicle registration	SHG

Nienstädt is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 4 km southwest of Stadthagen, and 17 km east of Minden.

Nienstädt is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nienstädt.

Geography

Nienstädt lies on the northern slopes of the Bückeberge between Bückeburg and Stadthagen on the B 65 federal highway.

The four parishes in the municipality are Sülbeck, Liekwegen, Wackerfeld and Meinefeld. While Sülbeck and Nienstädt are bisected by the B 65, Liekwegen runs along the Bückeberg as a ribbon village. Wackerfeld and Meinefeld lie in open country north of Nienstädt.

Neighbouring communities (clockwise) are the towns of Stadthagen and Obernkirchen and the village of Helpsen.