Lemke is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

which was formerly a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of Nienburg, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is approximately 5 km northwest of Nienburg, and 30 km south of Verden, around the conjunction of Wohlenhauser Strasse and Sulinger Strasse, at roughly latitude 52.667 and longitude 9.150. In 1974, it was incorporated into

Marklohe Marklohe is a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Geographical location The municipality of Marklohe is located 5 km from Nienburg on the opposite side of the river Weser and midway between Verden (Aller) and Minden. Markl ...

. The arms of Lemke were: Vert, a trefoil slipped and in base a barrulet wavy or; they were granted on September 8, 1967.Ziegler, H. ''Wappenbuch Landkreis Nienburg/Weser.'' Historische Schriftenreihe des Landkreises Nienburg/Weser, 1986; cited at Hartemink, Ralf. ''Heraldry of the World: Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)'' German Civic Heraldry:Lemke
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{{coord, 52.6600, N, 9.1486, E, source:wikidata, display=title Former municipalities in Lower Saxony Nienburg (district)