Drakenburg

Nienburg (German: [ˈniːn.ˌbʊʁk] ) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Heidekreis, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Minden-Lübbecke).

The Battle of Drakenburg (German: Schlacht bei Drakenburg) took place on 23 May 1547 to the north of Nienburg, between the Protestant army of the Schmalkaldic League and the imperial troops of Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Calenberg. It resulted in an imperial defeat. Eric was forced to swim over the Weser River to save his own life. As a consequence, the imperialists left northern Germany, contributing to freedom of religion for Lutherans and Catholics in northern Germany.

Marklohe is a former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Marklohe. It was disbanded on 1 November 2021, when it was merged with the Samtgemeinde Liebenau to form the new Samtgemeinde Weser-Aue. The Samtgemeinde Marklohe consisted of the following municipalities: Balge Marklohe Wietzen

Marklohe is a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Rohrsen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Nienburg (German: [ˈniːn.ˌbʊʁk] , official name: Nienburg/Weser) (Low German: Nienborg, Neenborg or Negenborg) is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Steinhuder Meerbach is a 34-kilometre-long (21 mi) orographically right-hand tributary of the River Weser in the German federal state of Lower Saxony.

Schweringen is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Lemke is a hamlet which was formerly a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is approximately 5 km northwest of Nienburg, and 30 km south of Verden, around the conjunction of Wohlenhauser Strasse and Sulinger Strasse, at roughly latitude 52.667 and longitude 9.150. In 1974, it was incorporated into Marklohe. The arms of Lemke were: Vert, a trefoil slipped and in base a barrulet wavy or; they were granted on September 8, 1967.

The County of Wölpe (German: Grafschaft Wölpe) was the territorial lordship of a noble family in the Middle Ages in the Middle Weser Region near Nienburg/Weser which folded in 1302. The seat of the counts of Wölpe was the castle site at Erichshagen-Wölpe on the Wölpe stream in the borough of Nienburg in north Germany. The castle itself no longer exists.

Heemsen is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Rohrsen. The Samtgemeinde Heemsen consists of the following municipalities: Drakenburg Haßbergen Heemsen Rohrsen

Weser-Aue is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Marklohe. It was established on 1 November 2021 by the merger of the former Samtgemeinden Marklohe and Liebenau. The Samtgemeinde Weser-Aue consists of the following municipalities: Balge Binnen Liebenau Marklohe Pennigsehl Wietzen