Stemwede | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Stemwede
within Minden-Lübbecke district | |
 Interactive map of Stemwede | |
  Stemwede Location within Germany  Stemwede Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°26′E / 52.417°N 8.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Minden-Lübbecke |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Kai Abruszat (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.13 km2 (64.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31) | |
• Total | 13,323 |
| • Density | 80.196/km2 (207.71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32351 |
| Dialling codes | 05474, 05773, 05745 |
| Vehicle registration | MI, LK |
| Website | www.stemwede.de |
Stemwede (German pronunciation: [ʃtɛmˈveːdə] ⓘ; Low German: Stemwäide) 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.
