Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)

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
Samtgemeinde
Location of Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Samtgemeinde Rodenberg Show map of Germany Samtgemeinde Rodenberg Show map of Lower Saxony
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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,482
• Density	180/km2 (470/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:

• 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 Thomas Wolf (independent), elected in 2021.^[1]