Rodenberg

Rodenberg is a town in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Deister hills, approx. 10 km east of Stadthagen, and 27 km west of Hanover.

Rodenberg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Rodenberg ("collective municipality").

Geography

The town of Rodenberg lies between the Deister, Süntel and Bückeberg ridges. The Rodenberger Aue and Steinaue streams flow through the town. The "old Rodenberg" hill, which gives the town its name, with its landmark windmill, rises to the west of the town. Since 1974, the parish of Rodenberg includes the formerly independent parish of Algesdorf. The neighbouring village of Grove, with its church, was amalgamated with Rodenberg in 1834.

History

The neighbourhood of Rodenberg was already settled in prehistoric times, inter alia by the Celts and Saxons. This is also witnessed by some barrows in the vicinity. The name Rodenberg refers to a hill to the west of the town, and the name does not refer to a clearing but to the red colour of the hill: "roter Berg".

Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)

The Samtgemeinde Rodenberg is a collective municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, of about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the east of the district of Schaumburg at the slopes of the hills Deister and Süntel.

Subdivisions

The collective municipality consists of:

Politics

The local elections as of 2014 arose the following result:

Council

Chairman is Heinrich Oppenhausen (SPD).

Mayor

Mayor of the collective municipality (German: Samtgemeindebürgermeister) is Georg Hudalla (CDU).

References

Rodenberg (disambiguation)

Rodenberg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also a German surname.

Rodenberg may also refer to:

Places

People

See also