 The "Weberhaus Nieheim", the doctor, poet and politician Friedrich Wilhelm Weber's former abode, today houses a widely known Kolping diocesan training centre and a "Heimvolkshochschule", which lends itself well to any form of training work and has at its disposal the best technical equipment.Also, the Pan-German Education Centre of Youth in Europe ("Gesamtdeutsche Bildungsstätte der Deutschen Jugend in Europa") in Nieheim-Himmighausen offers extensive seminars for groups geared towards various ends.Typical of countryside scenery around Nieheim is what is called "Flechthecke", meaning, roughly, "braided hedge".