Rödinghausen

Rödinghausen
Municipality
Lutheran Church of St. Bartholomäus in Rödinghausen
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Rödinghausen within Herford district
Rödinghausen Show map of Germany Rödinghausen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 52°15′N 8°28′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 km^2 (14.00 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,889
• Density	270/km^2 (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

• Bünde
• Melle
• Preußisch Oldendorf
• Hüllhorst

Division of the municipality

"Gut Böckel", the water castle in the village of Bieren

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

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

External links

Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (in German)