Nieheim

Nieheim is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.GeographyNieheim lies roughly 10 km northeast of Brakel.Constituent communitiesNieheim consists of the following 10 centres: Entrup Eversen Erwitzen Himmighausen Holzhausen Merlsheim Nieheim Oeynhausen Schönenberg Sommersell mit KariensiekHistoryNieheim, 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.PoliticsTown councilTown council's 24 seats are apportioned as follows, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 September 2004: CDU 13 seatsSPD 7 seatsFDP 1 seatUWG 3 seatsNote: UWG is a citizens' coalition.Coat of armsNieheim's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules a cross Or, in each quarter an orb Or.