Rodenberg (Samtgemeinde)
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The Samtgemeinde Rodenberg is a collective municipality in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, of about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the east of the district of Schaumburg
Schaumburg
Schaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .-History:...

 at the slopes of the hills Deister
Deister
The Deister is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi southwest of the city of Hanover. It runs in a north-westerly direction from Springe in the south to Rodenberg in the north. The next the chain of hills that attaches in the south is called Small Deister...

 and Süntel
Süntel
The Süntel is a massif in the German Central Uplands that is up to . It forms part of the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony southwest of Hanover and north of Hamelin.-Geographical location:...

.

Subdivisions

The collective municipality consists of:
  • Apelern
    Apelern
    Apelern is a municipality in the Samtgemeinde of Rodenberg in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated close to the A2 Autobahn at Lauenau and south of Rodenberg, between the Deister, Süntel and Bückeberg ridges...

     (with the quarters Groß Hegesdorf, Kleinhegesdorf, Lyhren, Reinsdorf und Soldorf)
  • Hülsede
    Hülsede
    Hülsede is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

     (with the quarters Meinsen und Schmarrie)
  • Lauenau
    Lauenau
    Lauenau is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 4,200 inhabitants. It is situated in the east of the district of Schaumburg just off the A2 Autobahn at the foot of the Deister ridge...

     (with the quarter Feggendorf)
  • Messenkamp
    Messenkamp
    Messenkamp is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

     (with the quarter Altenhagen II)
  • Pohle
    Pohle
    Pohle is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

  • Rodenberg
    Rodenberg
    Rodenberg is a town in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Deister hills, approx. 10 km east of Stadthagen, and 27 km west of Hanover....

     (with the quarter Algesdorf)

Council

  • SPD: 17 seats
  • CDU: 11 seats
  • FDP: 1 seat
  • WGA: 1 seat
  • WGR: 1 seat
  • WIR: 1 seat


Chairman is Heinrich Oppenhausen (SPD).

Mayor

Mayor of the collective municipality (German: Samtgemeindebürgermeister) is Uwe Heilmann (SPD). He is in charge since September 2001 and was re-elected on 10 September 2006 for a new 8-years term.
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