Lindhorst

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Coordinates: 52°15′50″N 9°16′59″E / 52.26389, 9.28306

Lindhorst
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Lindhorst (Germany)
Lindhorst
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Municipal assoc. Lindhorst
Mayor Hans-Otto Blume (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 7.88 km² (3 sq mi)
Elevation 61 m  (200 ft)
Population 4,585  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 582 /km² (1,507 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHG
Postal code 31698
Area code 05725

Lindhorst is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Stadthagen, and 25 km east of Minden.

Lindhorst is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lindhorst.