Stemwede

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
Town
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Location of Stemwede within Minden-Lübbecke district
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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	13,604
• Density	82/km2 (210/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
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