Roding, Germany
Town in Bavaria, Germany
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Roding (German: [ˈʁoːdɪŋ] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border.
Roding | |
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Roding and the bridge over Regen River | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Roding
within Cham district  | |
 Location of Roding | |
  Roding  Roding | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′N 12°31′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Cham |
| Subdivisions | 16 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Alexandra Riedl[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.63 km2 (46.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,224 |
| • Density | 110.54/km2 (286.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 93426 |
| Dialling codes | 0 94 61 |
| Vehicle registration | CHA, KÖZ, ROD, WÜM |
| Website | www.roding.de |
First mayors since 1945
| Name | Party | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Wittmann | 1945 | 1948 | |
| Josef Brantl | Free voters | 1948 | 1964 |
| Ludolf Stuiber | CSU | 1964 | 1977 |
| Eduard Bäumel | Free voters | 1977 | 1996 |
| Franz Reichold | CSU | 1996 | 2020 |
| Alexandra Riedl | Free voters | 2020 | incumbent |
Sons and daughters of the town
- Louis Mary Fink OSB (1834-1904), Benedictine and Bishop of the Archbishopric of Kansas City
- Heimrad Prem (1934-1978), painter, member of the artist group SPUR (1958-1965)
Personalities who lived / worked on the ground
- Hermann Höcherl (1912-1989), CSU politician, former Federal Minister of the Interior
