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Obernkirchen

Obernkirchen is a small town in the Schaumburg district of Lower Saxony which grew around a convent founded in the 12th century. It is known for its fine Obernkirchen sandstone, quarried since the Middle Ages and used for buildings across Europe, and for coal mining in the Bückeberg hills.

Obernkirchen
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Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Obernkirchen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obernkirchen
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The Epoch Institute. “Obernkirchen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obernkirchen.
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