Rödinghausen (district)
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Rödinghausen
community Roedinghausen
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| Height : | 139 (95-274) m |
| Area : | 4.55 km² |
| Residents : | 1644 |
| Population density : | 361 inhabitants / km² |
| Postal code : | 32289 |
| Area code : | 05746 |
  Location of Rödinghausen in Rödinghausen
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Rödinghausen ( Low German: Ränghiusen ) is the smallest district in terms of area and the administrative seat of the municipality of Rödinghausen in the northeast of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . The district is located on the Wiehengebirge and in the northwest of the municipality of Rödinghausen. Until 1968 Rödinghausen formed an independent municipality in the Rödinghausen district.
Geographical location and sights
The district of Rödinghausen is located on the southern edge of the Wiehen Mountains in the Ravensberg hill country . Strictly speaking, a very small part of the Eggetal (Gehle) north of the ridge of the Wiehengebirge also belongs to the district. The Nonnenstein in the north of the district is 274 m above sea level. NN at the same time the highest elevation of the municipality and the district. Rödinghausen has 1644 inhabitants, who are spread over an area of 4.554 km², which corresponds to a population density of 361 inhabitants per km². The largest brook in the Rödinghausen district is the Kilverbach . The 14 m high observation tower on Mount Nonnenstein is located on the Nonnenstein . The building was erected in 1897 as the "Kaiser Wilhelm Tower". Originally lower, it was increased to its current height at the end of the 20th century. 100 meters from the tower, the Bismarck fire column was built in 1911 at the suggestion of the Bünde gymnastics club and citizens of Rödinghausen who are enthusiastic about bismarck, a 6-meter high sandstone column with a square floor plan and a Bismarck medallion on the front. The church in the Rödinghausen district, first mentioned in 1233, is the Bartholomäuskirche . The origins of the parish church probably go back to the 9th century. The oldest parts of the originally Romanesque building date from the late 12th and 13th centuries. In the 16th century the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. The transept arms were added at the end of the 19th century. Inside, a valuable carved wood altar from 1520 and a crucifix from 1400 can be seen. There are also 12 figures of the apostles (also around 1520) and a Renaissance pulpit from 1588. The church possesses a rare Bible in the Low German language. An impressive example of a typical Westphalian farmhouse is the four-stand Hof Oberschulte with old-age divider from 1729 in the center of Rödinghausen.
history
The Saxon tribe of the Engern practiced their Germanic belief in gods in a place of worship on the hill on which the current church of St. Bartholomew in Rödinghausen is located. When the Engern under their Duke Widukind were defeated by the Franks under Charlemagne in a war from 772 to 804 , the Engern had to give up their faith, were forcibly baptized and a first wooden church was built on the former cult site in Rödinghausen. Rödinghausen was initially called Rhoderatshausen after its founder "Rhoderat". Another assumption is that it was named after Count Hrodrad from Grönegau in today's Melle . The suffix -inghausen denotes a location in a mountain forest. The then still tiny town of Rödinghausen with a Meierhof and 2 courtyards was first mentioned in 1147 in a lifting role from Herford Abbey . The largest church in Rödinghausen, St. Bartholomäus , which emerged from the wooden church of the Engern, is mentioned for the first time in 1233.
Rödinghausen has been a dependent part of the municipality of Rödinghausen since January 1, 1969. Until 1968 Rödinghausen was an independent municipality in the Rödinghausen district.
Population development
The following overview shows the population of Rödinghausen according to the respective territorial status until the merger with Bieren, Ostkilver, Schwenningdorf and Westkilver to form the new municipality of Rödinghausen on January 1, 1969. A change in the status of the territory resulted from the reorganization of inhabited areas to Ostkilver on April 1, 1938 (1933: 7 inhabitants). The numbers are census results . From 1871 and 1946, the figures relate to the local population and from 1925 to the resident population . Before 1871, the population figures were determined using inconsistent survey methods.
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politics
The mayors of Rödinghausen were:
- until 1948: Hermann Meyer
- 1948–1961: Karl Broksieker
- 1961–1966: Karl Blomenkamp
- 1966–1968: Gustav Möller
From 1969 the following local councilors headed the district :
- 1969–1975: Heinrich Klaus
- 1975–2006: Josef (Sepp) Perschke
- 2006 – today: Torben Schulz
Education, transport and economy
The only school in Rödinghausen is the primary school in Rödinghausen.
In the Rödinghausen district there is no train station and no industry. However, tourism plays a major role. In the district there is therefore the Haus des Gastes, a 4.5 hectare spa park and numerous hotels, guest houses and cafes. In the district Rödinghausen also lying Hostel of Herford .
See also
- community Roedinghausen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 75 .
- ↑ Municipal statistics of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: population development 1816–1871 . State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf 1966, p. 193
- ↑ Municipal statistics of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: population development 1871–1961 . State Statistical Office of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf 1964, pp. 380–381