Rödinghausen

Rödinghausen
Lutheran Church of St. Bartholomäus in Rödinghausen
Coat of arms
show Location of Rödinghausen within Herford district
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Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 8°28′0″E / 52.25000°N 8.46667°E / 52.25000; 8.46667Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 8°28′0″E / 52.25000°N 8.46667°E / 52.25000; 8.46667
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  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,728
• Density	270/km2 (690/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

Rödinghausen consists of 5 villages:

• (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[]

External links[]

Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (in German)

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