Rödinghausen

Rödinghausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Rödinghausen
Lutheran Church of St. Bartholomäus in Rödinghausen
Coat of arms
Location of Rödinghausen within Herford district
Rödinghausen Rödinghausen
Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 8°28′0″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Detmold
District	Herford
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (SPD)
Area
• Total	36.27 km^2 (14.00 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,758
• Density	270/km^2 (700/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

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 2004 Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (* 1954) (SPD)
• 1999-2004: Kurt Vogt (SPD)
• 1969-1998 Günter Oberpenning (SPD)

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

External links

Media related to Rödinghausen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (in German)