Nienberge
Nienberge is a German community. It was independent until 1975 and has been part of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, since, located in the north-west of the town. It houses around 7,000 people. The independent community became part of Münster on 1 January 1975.
Sights
- , Catholic parish church with late-Romanesque steeple and late-Gothic nave
- , built by Johann Conrad Schlaun in Baroque style, later home of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
- Orgelmuseum Fleiter
People from Nienberge
- Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, poet and composer, her mother Therese, née von Haxthausen, her sister Jenny von Droste zu Hülshoff and Jenny's nephews Moritz and Friedrich von Droste zu Hülshoff
- Rolf Krumsiek, politician, Ministerium für Innovation, [Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen|Minister für Wissenschaft und Forschung] and Justizminister of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Harald Sievers, politician, Landrat of Landkreis Ravensburg
- Christian Pander, footballer
Literature
- Karl Moritz : Chronik von Nienberge. Heimatverein Nienberge 1983.