Exten (Rinteln)

Exten is a village in Rinteln, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. It is situated nearby to the village Strücken, as well as near the suburb Industriegebiet Rinteln-Süd. The village is part of the town of Rinteln, which is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the banks of the Weser river north of the Porta Westfalica. Rinteln has a population of around 25,600 people and is situated in the broad valley between the hills of the Weserbergland and the North Lippe Bergland. The town has a rich history, with the settlement of Rinteln founded about 1150 on the northern bank of the Weser. Later, in 1235, the village of Neu-Rinteln was founded on the southern bank. The town grew to a fortified town, serving as a southern stronghold of the Counts of Schaumburg. Rinteln was also the seat of Ernestina University from 1621 until its dissolution in 1810. The town has several villages, including Ahe, Deckbergen, Engern, Exten, Friedrichshöhe, Friedrichswald, Goldbeck, Hohenrode, Kohlenstädt, Krankenhagen, Möllenbeck, Rinteln, Schaumburg, Steinbergen, Strücken, Todenmann, Uchtdorf, Volksen, Wennenkamp, and Westendorf