Rödinghausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Rödinghausen | |
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Location of Rödinghausen within Herford district | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,891 |
• 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 |
Geography edit
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 edit
Division of the municipality edit
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 edit
- since 2020: Siegfried Lux (SPD)
- 2004–2020: Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (* 1954) (SPD)
- 1999-2004: Kurt Vogt (SPD)
- 1969-1998: Günter Oberpenning (SPD)
References edit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in German)