Quernheim is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, 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. It is part of the

Altes Amt Lemförde Altes Amt Lemförde is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Lemförde. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Altes Amt Lemförde consists of the following municipalities ...

and has a population of about 480 inhabitants. It is known for being the smallest municipality in Germany with a fully functioning public cinema; the "

Lichtburg Lichtburg ("fortress of light" or "light castle") has been a popular name for cinemas in Germany. Those in Berlin, Essen and Düsseldorf have been particularly famous; the Lichtburg in Oberhausen is the site of the International Short Film Festi ...

" is regarded as a local institution with its 1950s-style interior design (however it uses modern technology to screen films on current release)."Lichtburg": Kleines Kino ganz groß
kreiszeitung.de. 8 March 2017.

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* Diepholz (district) {{Diepholz-geo-stub