Rötgesbüttel
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Rötgesbüttel | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Lower Saxony |
District | Gifhorn |
Municipal assoc. | Papenteich |
Mayor | André Lohmann (CDU) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 10.83 km² (4.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population | 2,292 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 212 /km² (548 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | GF |
Postal code | 38531 |
Area code | 05304 |
Rötgesbüttel is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbourhood
* distance from downtown
City of Gifhorn (8 km) | ||||
Municipality Ribbesbüttel (3 km) | Municipality Isenbüttel (6 km) | |||
Village Vollbüttel (3 km) | Village Ohnhorst (3 km) | City of Wolfsburg (18 km) | ||
Municipality Adenbüttel (10 km) | Municipality Meine (5 km) | |||
City of Peine (33 km) | City of Braunschweig (22 km) |
[edit] Geographical position
Rötgesbüttel is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. It is situated at the German highway 4 and around 13 km to the north of the interchange Brunswick North (A2 /A391). Administrative it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Other bigger towns nearby are: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and Celle.
[edit] History
The first documentary mentioning of Rötgesbüttel was in the year 1226. In former times the village was known as Rotlekesbutle . As most of the so called “-büttel” villages it is expected that Rötgesbüttel may erected earliest in 10th century. In the Middle Ages Rötgesbüttel the crossing traffic of a trade road from Braunschweig to Hamburg influenced the villages development.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal Council
The council of the Municipality Rötgesbüttel consists of 12 councilmen and woman:
- Christian Democratic Union 6 mandates
- Social Democratic Party 5 mandates
- Others 2 mandate
(Status: community election 10. September 2006 with a voter participation of 59,80 %)
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