Rödinghausen

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Rödinghausen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Rödinghausen
Rödinghausen (Germany)
Rödinghausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Detmold
District Herford
Town subdivisions 5
Mayor Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 36.27 km² (14 sq mi)
Elevation 135 m  (443 ft)
Population 10,164  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 280 /km² (726 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HF
Postal code 32289
Area codes 05746 (Norden),
05226 (Bruchmühlen, southeast),
05223 (Bünde, southwest)
Website www.roedinghausen.de

Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 8°28′0″E / 52.25, 8.46667

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

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[edit] Geography

Rödinghausen is situated on the southern slope of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north-west of Herford and 25 km north of Bielefeld.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the municipality

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)

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