Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)

Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E / 52.267°N 9.367°E / 52.267; 9.367Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E / 52.267°N 9.367°E / 52.267; 9.367
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Admin. region	Hanover (region) (disbanded 1 January 2005)
District	Schaumburg
Government
• Mayor	Georg Hudalla (CDU)
Area
• Total	86.21 km2 (33.29 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,562
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	31867 resp. 31552
Dialling codes	05043 resp. 05723
Vehicle registration	SHG

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.

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 Georg Hudalla (CDU).

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