Rödinghausen
Rödinghausen | |
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Lutheran Church of St. Bartholomäus in Rödinghausen | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Rödinghausen
within Herford district | |
Location of Rödinghausen | |
Rödinghausen Rödinghausen | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′N 8°28′E / 52.250°N 8.467°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Herford |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Siegfried Lux[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.27 km2 (14.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,889 |
| • Density | 272.6/km2 (706.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 32289 |
| Dialling codes | 05746 (Norden), 05226 (Bruchmühlen, southeast), 05223 (Bünde, southwest) |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.roedinghausen.de |
Rödinghausen (German pronunciation: [ʁøːdɪŋˈhaʊzn̩] ⓘ; Low German: Ränghiusen) is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Rödinghausen is situated on the southern slope of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north-west of Herford and 25 km north of Bielefeld.
Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the municipality
Rödinghausen consists of 5 villages:
- Bieren (1,299 inhabitants)
- Bruchmühlen (3,378 inhabitants); (named Westkilver until 1969)
- Ostkilver (1,876 inhabitants)
- Rödinghausen (1,644 inhabitants)
- Schwenningdorf (2,356 inhabitants)
Mayors
- since 2020: Siegfried Lux (SPD)
- 2004–2020: Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (* 1954) (SPD)
- 1999-2004: Kurt Vogt (SPD)
- 1969-1998: Günter Oberpenning (SPD)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in German)