Quernheim

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Quernheim
Coat of arms
Location of Quernheim within Diepholz district
Diepholz (district)Lower SaxonyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaOsnabrück (district)Nienburg (district)BremenDelmenhorstVerden (district)Vechta (district)Oldenburg (district)Cloppenburg (district)StemshornLemfördeQuernheimBrockumMarlQuernheimHüdeLembruchDümmerDiepholzDrebberBarnstorfWetschenDickelRehdenHemslohBarverFreistattWehrbleckBahrenborstelVarrelKirchdorfWagenfeldBarenburgBarenburgEydelstedtSulingenDrentwedeScholenEhrenburgNeuenkirchenMaasenBorstelSiedenburgMellinghausenStaffhorstSchwafördenAsendorfAffinghausenSudwaldeSchwarmeMartfeldBruchhausen-VilsenTwistringenBassumSykeWeyheStuhr
52°28′N 08°24′E / 52.467°N 8.400°E / 52.467; 8.400CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictDiepholz Municipal assoc.Altes Amt Lemförde Government
 • MayorDiethelm SchmidtArea
 • Total6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi)Elevation
52 m (171 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total516 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
49448
Dialling codes05443Vehicle registrationDH

Quernheim is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Altes Amt Lemförde and has a population of about 480 inhabitants.[2]

It is known for being the smallest municipality in Germany with a fully functioning public cinema; the "Lichtburg" is regarded as a local institution with its 1950s-style interior design (however it uses modern technology to screen films on current release).[3]

References

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  2. ^ Quernheim, Altes Amt Lemförde
  3. ^ "Lichtburg": Kleines Kino ganz groß, kreiszeitung.de. 8 March 2017.

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