Stemwede

Stemwede
Coat of arms
Stemwede
Location of Stemwede within Minden-Lübbecke district
Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E / 52.417; 8.433Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E / 52.417; 8.433
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Minden-Lübbecke
Government
• Mayor	Ekkehardt Stauß (CDU)
Area
• Total	165.29 km2 (63.82 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	13,571
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	32351
Dialling codes	05474, 05773, 05745
Vehicle registration	MI
Website	www.stemwede.de

Stemwede is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Following a recent regional reorganization, in 1973, the former districts of Dielingen-Wehdem and Levern were consolidated and the district of "Stemwede" created. The new name was chosen because for a thousand years the area along the Stemweder Berg (mountain) was popularly referred to as Stemwede.

Stemwede is situated approximately 20 km north-west of Lübbecke.

The municipality of Stemwede is divided into 3 districts (consisting of the following villages each):