Kirchbrak

Kirchbrak
Location of Kirchbrak within Holzminden district
Holzminden (district)Lower SaxonyHesseNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHamelin-PyrmontHildesheim (district)Northeim (district)LauenfördeDerentalFürstenbergBoffzenHolzmindenHeinadeHeinsenBevernDeensenWangelnstedtEimenStadtoldendorfLenneArholzenPolleVahlbruchOttensteinBrevördeHehlenNegenbornGolmbachHolenbergHeyenHalleDielmissenBodenwerderPegestorfKirchbrakLüerdissenEschershausenHolzenDelligsenBoffzen (unincorporated area)Unincorporated area in Holzminden district
Kirchbrak is located in Germany
Kirchbrak
Kirchbrak
Kirchbrak is located in Lower Saxony
Kirchbrak
Kirchbrak
Coordinates: 51°58′N 9°35′E / 51.967°N 9.583°E / 51.967; 9.583
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHolzminden
Municipal assoc.Bodenwerder-Polle
Subdivisions5
Government
 • MayorWilhelm Brennecke
Area
 • Total18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Highest elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Lowest elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total970
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37619
Dialling codes05533
Vehicle registrationHOL
Websitewww.kirchbrak.de

Kirchbrak is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The municipality lies only a few kilometers east of Bodenwerder. Through Kirchbrak flows a small river called Lenne, a tributary of the Weser.

It consists of five small villages and hamlets, named Kirchbrak, Westerbrak, Osterbrak, Breitenkamp and Heinrichshagen.

Kirchbrak is situated on the northern edge of the hilly area Vogler.

Kirchbrak has two monumental buildings:

  • the Lutheran Saint Michael's Church, built in the 12th century, containing a remarkable 18th-century church organ and a 17th-century altarpiece; only open to visitors for attending Sunday services.
  • the AMCO-Fabrikerweiterungsgebäude (AMCO factory enlargement building; built in 1925), an industrial monument designed by the famous architects Walter Gropius and Ernst Neufert; especially remarkable, because it is one of the earliest architectural creations in which Neufert took part.
  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.