Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)

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Coordinates: 52°16′00″N 9°22′00″E / 52.266667, 9.366667

Collective Municipality
Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Coat of arms Location
Wappen or image_coa
Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde) (Germany)
Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
Admin. region Hanover (region) (disbanded 1 January 2005)
District Schaumburg
Mayor Uwe Heilmann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 86.21 km² (33.3 sq mi)
Elevation 135 m  (443 ft)
Population 16,035  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 186 /km² (482 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHG
Postal codes 31867 resp. 31552
Area codes 05043 resp. 05723

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.

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[edit] Subdivisions

The collective municipality consists of:

  • Apelern (with the quarters Groß Hegesdorf, Kleinhegesdorf, Lyhren, Reinsdorf und Soldorf)
  • Hülsede (with the quarters Meinsen und Schmarrie)
  • Lauenau (with the quarter Feggendorf)
  • Messenkamp (with the quarter Altenhagen II)
  • Pohle
  • Rodenberg (with the quarter Algesdorf)

[edit] Politics

The local elections as of 10 september 2006 arose the following result:

[edit] Council

  • SPD: 17 seats
  • CDU: 11 seats
  • FDP: 1 seat
  • WGA: 1 seat
  • WGR: 1 seat
  • WIR: 1 seat

Chairman is Heinrich Oppenhausen (SPD).

[edit] Mayor

Mayor of the collective municipality (german: Samtgemeindebürgermeister) is Uwe Heilmann (SPD). He is in charge since september 2001 and was re-elected on 10 september 2006 for a new 8-years term.


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