Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde) Explained

Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Type:	Samtgemeinde
State:	Lower Saxony
District:	Schaumburg
Gemeindeschlüssel:	032575406
Area:	86.21
Elevation:	135
Coordinates:	52.2667°N 31°W
Postal Code:	31867 resp. 31552
Area Code:	05043 resp. 05723
Licence:	SHG
Mayor:	Thomas Wolf^[1]
Leader Term:	2021 - 26

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. Its seat is in the town of Rodenberg.

Subdivisions

The collective municipality consists of:

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

Politics

The local elections as of 2014 arose the following result:

Council

• SPD: 24 seats
• CDU: 17 seats
• FDP: 1 seat
• WGA: 1 seat
• The Left : 1 seat
• Alliance '90/The Greens : 6 seats
• WGS: 4 seats
• WIR: 1 seat

Chairman is Heinrich Oppenhausen (SPD).

Mayor

Mayor of the collective municipality (German: Samtgemeindebürgermeister) is Thomas Wolf (independent), elected in 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.