Obernkirchen

Obernkirchen

Coat of arms
Obernkirchen

Coordinates: 52°15′59″N 9°7′4″E / 52.26639°N 9.11778°E / 52.26639; 9.11778Coordinates: 52°15′59″N 9°7′4″E / 52.26639°N 9.11778°E / 52.26639; 9.11778
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Government
  Mayor Oliver Schäfer
Area
  Total 32.55 km2 (12.57 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,196
  Density 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 31683
Dialling codes 0 57 24
Vehicle registration SHG
Website www.obernkirchen.de

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 the district of Schaumburg, with the town of Bückeburg at its feet.

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Dinosaur footprint from a trackway near Obernkirchen


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