Nahne is a district in the south of Osnabrück, Germany with a population of 2,241 residents (as of 31 October 2009), thus making it the city's smallest district in terms of population. It covers an area of 4.854 km<sup>2</sup>.
To the north Nahne borders on the district of Schölerberg, on Kalkhügel to the north-west, Sutthausen to the west and Voxtrup to the east. GeorgsmarienhütteâÂÂs Harderberg district shares a border with Nahne to the south.
The district's terrain is hilly â it is positioned between the Schölerberg and the Osterberg (127 m and 173 m above sea level respectively. Most of its land area is used for agricultural purposes. The district is divided along a northâÂÂsouth axis by the Iburger StraÃÂe (BundesstraÃÂe 51 and BundesstraÃÂe 68) and an eastâÂÂwest axis by Bundesautobahn 30. The main residential areas are located to the north-west and the south-east of this transport axis.
Nahne's history as a farming community goes back roughly 850 years; it used to belong to the parish of St. Johann (St. John) in Osnabrück. Prior to its incorporation into the city on 1 July 1972 it had strong economic links to Osnabrück â due to its largely agrarian character which had helped provide the city with agricultural produce. Until 1934 Nahne had occupied a considerably larger area, stretching all the way up to the district of Fledder in the north. Today the district is characterised by estate houses and large supermarkets; the Osnabrück district's administrative centre (Kreishaus) is located to its east, and a number of medium-sized workshops and other businesses in the west, spread out towards the district's border on Sutthauser StraÃÂe. As an independent community Nahne did not have its own crest.
From August to November 1920 the author Erich Maria Remarque worked as a primary school teacher in Nahne.
Nahne is the birthplace of Christian Kleiminger, an SPD politician and representative for Rostock in the Bundestag. He attended the local Franz-Hecker-Grundschule (primary school) from 1972 to 1976.
The Kreishaus of the Osnabrück district is located in Nahne, within the boundaries of the city. The district assembly â the area's highest authority â meets there. Various other administrative bodies of the district are also based in the Kreishaus.