Nieheim

Nieheim
Flag Coat of arms
Nieheim
Location of Nieheim within Höxter district
Coordinates: 51°47′59″N 09°06′35″E / 51.79972°N 9.10972°E / 51.79972; 9.10972Coordinates: 51°47′59″N 09°06′35″E / 51.79972°N 9.10972°E / 51.79972; 9.10972
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Höxter
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Vidal Garcia (CDU)
Area
• Total	79.79 km2 (30.81 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	6,254
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	33039
Dialling codes	05274
Vehicle registration	HX
Website	www.nieheim.de

Nieheim is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Nieheim lies roughly 10 km northeast of Brakel.

Nieheim consists of the following 10 centres:

Nieheim, with its more than 750-year-old history reaches well back into the Middle Ages. From its beginnings as a community, it grew after being granted municipal privileges (lower court rights, market rights and minting rights, among others) in Bishop Bernhard IV's time (1228 - 1247), into today's town of Nieheim. After quickly developing from a former farming town and Hanseatic member, Nieheim has risen today to be a climatic spa with a function as a minor centre, and a mediaeval town with flair.

Town council's 24 seats are apportioned as follows, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 September 2004:

Note: UWG is a citizens' coalition.

Nieheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules a cross Or, in each quarter an orb Or.

These arms date from 1591 at the latest, and the colours are those borne by the old Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn, among whose many holdings was Nieheim. The orbs stand for Saint Nicholas, the town's patron saint.

The coat of arms was granted on 18 July 1908.[1]

Owing to Nieheim's advantageous location on the north-south-running East Westphalia Road (Ostwestfalenstraße), otherwise known as Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B252, connections to Autobahnen A 2 (Hanover-Ruhr area) and A 44 (Dortmund-Kassel) are right at hand.

Nieheim is also easily reached by public transport. The nearest railway stations are Steinheim, Brakel and Altenbeken.