Rödinghausen
Appearance
Rödinghausen | |
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Location of Rödinghausen within Herford district | |
Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 8°28′0″E / 52.25000°N 8.46667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Detmold |
District | Herford |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.27 km2 (14.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 9,889 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/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 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 2004 Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (* 1954) (SPD)
- 1999-2004: Kurt Vogt (SPD)
- 1969-1998 Günter Oberpenning (SPD)
References
External links
Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in German)