Rinteln | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rinteln within Schaumburg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°11′26″N 9°4′53″E / 52.19056°N 9.08139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Schaumburg |
| Subdivisions | 10 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Andrea Lange[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,721 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31737 |
| Dialling codes | 05751 |
| Vehicle registration | SHG, RI |
| Website | www.rinteln.de |
Rinteln (German: [ˈʁɪntl̩n] ) is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river north of the Porta Westfalica. The town of Rinteln is in the broad valley between the hills of the Weserbergland and the North Lippe Bergland. In relation to some well known places, it is 60 kilometers west of Hanover, and just 20 kilometers from Hamelin of Pied Piper fame.[3] Its population is about 28,500.
It is accessed by the A2 autobahn (E30).
- ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Rinteln, Kendal twin town".