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The oldest house in Nienburg is located at Kleine Kirchstraße 2, directly next to St. Martin's Church. It was built around 1490-1500 and is part of the original development around the church.

The former manor house served as a royal post station on the Hanover-London route until 1860. It housed, among other things, the Elector's and later the Royal Hanoverian Post Office, including a postmaster's office, post station, and horse-changing station. Since its restoration in 1977, it has housed the city library. The carillon mounted on the side plays the song "The Little Nienburg Girl" several times a day.

"I am the little girl from Nienburg," also known as "Nienburg girl and Calenberg girl," is a folk song originating in Nienburg/Weser. It has been documented in songbooks since at least 1912. In the folk song, the little girl from Nienburg and the farmer from Calenberg alternately sing about their clothing. Such call-and-response songs often originated along regional borders and have folkloric significance; they are referred to as neighborly banter. The song is divided into eight verses. The song belongs to a group of humorous songs that have been handed down in many regional variations since the beginning of the 19th century. What makes the Nienburg version charming is that the girl from the small town sings in Standard German, while the farmer sings in Low German. A similar version exists in Westphalia as "the little girl from Limburg." Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_die_kleine_Nienburgerin

Nienburg's oldest house stands at Kleine Kirchstraße 2, right next to St. Martin's Church. It was built around 1490-1500 and is part of the original development surrounding the church. Its slightly crooked appearance is not without reason, as naturally grown oak beams had to be used for economic reasons at the time, and so the inhabitants quite naturally lived on a sloping floor. This is still visible from the outside today, as the house's basic structure has been preserved. Also, almost nothing has changed in the surrounding area. The unique location next to the chancel of St. Martin's Church prevented any alterations. In and around the house, one can easily imagine oneself transported back to a time over 500 years ago. At that time, castles were being replaced by urban fortresses, and Nienburg became the strongest fortress in the Middle Weser region. It was the time of Copernicus, Columbus, Riemenschneider, Dürer, and Leonardo da Vinci, who was competing with Michelangelo in Italy and had just completed what is now the world's most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Humanity still believed it lived on a flat surface and could only feel somewhat safe behind fortress walls. Source: https://www.pension-st-martin.de/Wie-alles-begann

Very beautiful old houses

Countless planting and design examples are on display here. The garden is open Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Programs are available for daycare centers and schools.

The Posthof was built around 1560. Formerly the Burgmannshof, it now houses the city library.

The town hall is one of the oldest and most impressive buildings in the city. The first town hall tower, featuring a bell, was built in 1614. It received its current form in 1778/79 and was renovated in 2012.