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Obernkirchen

Located in Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°16′13″ N 9°07′40″ E

Map showing the location of Obernkirchen Obernkirchen
Location in Germany
Population
8,912
8.9K
Elevation
122 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Obernkirchen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport43 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport81 km

About Obernkirchen

Obernkirchen is a village. Location: Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. Population: 8,912. Elevation: 122 m.

From Wikipedia

Obernkirchen (German pronunciation: [oːbɐnˈkɪʁçn̩] ) is a town in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km southwest of Stadthagen, and 15 km east of Minden. Obernkirchen is a small town in the shadows of the Bückeberg, a hill range in the Weser Uplands. It overlooks the vast lower lying part of the old county of Schaumburg Lippe, now the district of Schaumburg, with the town of Bückeburg at its feet.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
32.5 km²
Official website
obernkirchen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Obernkirchen

  • Stadthagen

Population of Obernkirchen over time

Population of Obernkirchen over time
2016 9,302
2017 9,336
2019 9,246
2021 9,288
2022 9,360
2023 9,407
2024 8,912
2025 8,907

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Obernkirchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
February (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Obernkirchen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)695063515975727267616377

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Obernkirchen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 43 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 43 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 81 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 43 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 74 kmwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 89 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Obernkirchen

Within 100 km: 298 historic and cultural sites, 2,866 natural sites, 812 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Windheimer See Lake 18 kmNW
  • Wein-Berg Mountain 7 kmW
  • Wittekinds Berg Mountain 16 kmW
  • Wesergebirge Mountain 8 kmSW

25–60 km1,088 places

  • Ohe River 41 kmE
  • Leine River 59 kmNE
  • Badeinsel Island 27 kmNE
  • Lake Steinhude Lake 26 kmNE

60–100 km2,692 places

  • Sundern Natural site 72 kmNE
  • Warnau River 76 kmNE
  • Wande River 95 kmS
  • Erpe River 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Obernkirchen

10 places
  1. 1 Obernkirchen 10.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources