Nienberge is a German community. It was independent until 1975 and has been part of

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

, since, located in the north-west of the town. It houses around 7,000 people. The independent community became part of Münster on 1 January 1975.

Sights

* , Catholic parish church with late-Romanesque steeple (c. 1200) and late-Gothic nave (1499) * , built by

Johann Conrad Schlaun Johann Conrad Schlaun (June 5, 1695 in Nörde now Warburg – October 21, 1773 in Münster) was a German architect. He is an important architect of the Westphalian Baroque architectural style. His designs include the Erbdrostenhof and Schloss Mü ...

in Baroque style, later home of

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Baroness Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria von Droste zu Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (; 10 January 179724 May 1848), was a 19th-century German poet, novelist, and composer of Classical music. She was ...

* Orgelmuseum Fleiter

People from Nienberge

(1797–1848), poet and composer, her mother Therese, née von Haxthausen (1772–1853), her sister Jenny von Droste zu Hülshoff (1795–1859) and Jenny's nephews Moritz and Friedrich von Droste zu Hülshoff (1833–1905) * Rolf Krumsiek (1934–2009), politician (SPD), Minister für Wissenschaft und Forschung and Justizminister of

* Harald Sievers (born 1975), politician (CDU), Landrat of

Landkreis Ravensburg Ravensburg is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the southeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from southwest clockwise) Bodensee, Sigmaringen and Biberach, the Bavarian urban district Memmingen and the districts Unterallg� ...

Christian Pander Christian Pander (born 28 August 1983 in Münster) is a German footballer who plays as a left back. He is currently a free agent, having most recently served Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga. He is known for his powerful left-foot free-kicks and wi ...

(born 1983), footballer

Literature

* Karl Moritz (ed.): ''Chronik von Nienberge.'' Heimatverein Nienberge 1983.

External links

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