Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)
Samtgemeinde in Lower Saxony, Germany
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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.
Samtgemeinde Rodenberg | |
|---|---|
 Location of Samtgemeinde Rodenberg | |
  Samtgemeinde Rodenberg  Samtgemeinde Rodenberg | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Schaumburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–26) | Thomas Wolf[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.21 km2 (33.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 15,451 |
| • Density | 179.2/km2 (464.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31867 resp. 31552 |
| Dialling codes | 05043 resp. 05723 |
| Vehicle registration | SHG |
Subdivisions
The collective municipality consists of:
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.[1]
