Steimbke is a municipality in the district Nienburg

Nienburg (district)

Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Heidekreis, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ....

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated approx. 12 km east of Nienburg

Nienburg, Lower Saxony

Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Situated on the scenic German Framework Road, Nienburg lies on the river Weser, approximately southeast of Bremen, and northwest of Hanover...

, and 40 km northwest of Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

, in a swamp and heathland, whereas the Blindesee takes centre stage.

Municipality of Steimbke

The villages Steimbke, Wendenborstel, Glashof, Eckelshof, Lichtenhorst, Lichtenmoor, and Sonnenborstel comprise the municipality of Steimbke. Steimbke is also the seat of the ("collective municipality") Steimbke

Steimbke (Samtgemeinde)

Steimbke is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Steimbke.The Samtgemeinde Steimbke consists of the following municipalities:# Linsburg# Rodewald# Steimbke...

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Municipal council

The municipal council Steimbke has 12 members elected and a mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 elected directly. Since the local election on September 10, 2006, two parties and one Wählergemeinschaft represent it.

• CDU
  Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
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   - 7 seats
• SPD
  Social Democratic Party of Germany
  The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
  
   - 2 seats
• WG Steimbke - 4 seats

History

• First Steimbke document is from 1175.
• During the Thirty Years' War
  Thirty Years' War
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   Steimbke was taken by catholic Tilly temporarily.

In development of the village, the industrial union "Gewerkschaft Brigitta" had the greatest share in 1934 by beginning oil production. "Brigitta" established an estate for industrial workers with bounteous sports facilities, a stadion with flood light and an indoor- as well as an outdoor swimming pool. In the meantime, the reduction of oil production has resulted to the abolishment of the pumpjack

Pumpjack

A pumpjack is the overground drive for a reciprocating piston pump in an oil well....

s that in former times have been Steimbke's landmark

Landmark

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By the date of June 30, 2005, Steimbke had a population

Population

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of 2.739.

External links

• Official Web site (German)
• Sports club Steimbke (German)
• Steimbke auxiliary firefighters (German)