Rahden
Town
Flag of Rahden
Flag
Coat of arms of Rahden
Coat of arms
Location of Rahden within Minden-Lübbecke district
Rahden is located in Germany
Rahden
Rahden
Rahden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rahden
Rahden
Coordinates: 52°25′N 8°37′E / 52.417°N 8.617°E / 52.417; 8.617
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictMinden-Lübbecke
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bert Honsel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total137.60 km2 (53.13 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,505
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
32369
Dialling codes05771
Vehicle registrationMI
Websitewww.rahden.de

Rahden is a town in the far north of North Rhine-Westphalia between Bielefeld and Bremen and between Hanover and Osnabrück. Rahden is part of the Minden-Lübbecke District in East Westphalia-Lippe.

Rahden was first mentioned in 1033, and from 1816 to 1831 was county town of the district Rahden.

Geography

Rahden is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Lübbecke and 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Minden. It is the northernmost town of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Town subdivisions

Rahden districts

The town of Rahden consists of 7 districts:

  • Rahden (4,689 inhabitants)
  • Kleinendorf (4,242 inhabitants)
  • Varl (1,676 inhabitants)
  • Sielhorst (791 inhabitants)
  • Preußisch Ströhen (2,075 inhabitants)
  • Wehe (1,730 inhabitants)
  • Tonnenheide (1,784 inhabitants)

Mayors

Bert Honsel (CDU) was elected mayor in September 2015 with 61.1% of the votes.

Term of office Mayor
1973–1985Reinhold Spönemann (CDU)
1985–1999Wilhelm Möhring (CDU)
1999–2015Bernd Hachmann (CDU)
since 2015Bert Honsel (CDU)

International relations

Rahden is twinned with:

Notable people

  • Tine Wittler (born 1973), German writer and television presenter

Honorary citizen

The only honorary citizen of Rahden is Professor Carl Langhorst (d. 1950 Rahden). He was born in 1867 in the Great Village and was a prominent portrait painter, poet and the composer of the "New Westphalia March." A street in downtown Rahden is named after him.

Sons and daughters of the town

The individuals listed here come from the city Rahden and have both regional, national or even international importance. Here, the list is not exhaustive.

(As far as possible, rather than the flat giving Rahden the origin of the respective municipality or later noted the district. By screenability each column is not just a last name in alphabetical order, but it can also be found quickly anniversary dates.)

Namebornindiedinnote
Christine von Halle1533Rahden1603BreitenburgWife from Heinrich Rantzau
Carl Langhorst1867Rahden1950Painter and composer
Christian Rosenbohm1878Rahden1948LübbeckeMember of the Landtag NRW, County Council Member for Westphalia
Friedhelm Ortgies1950RahdenMember of the NRW state parliament
Wilhelm Priesmeier1954RahdenMember of the Bundestag
Andreas Brandhorst1956RahdenFantasy- and Science-Fiction-author and translator
Heinrich Bretthorst1883Rahden1962Leipzigpolitician(SPD/SED)
Benny (Benny Schnier)1957RahdenRadio and television presenter and singer
Kurt Bock1958RahdenChairman of BASF
Achim Post1959RahdenDeputy federal secretary of the SPD, a member of the Bundestag
Michael Buhre1961RahdenMayor of Minden
Dietmar Kolbus1966Rahdenchess players
Jens-Hermann Kleine1972RahdenDirector of Office Unterspreewald, Brandenburg
Chris Bollenbach1972RahdenWas a member of the NRW state parliament
Friedrich Schepsmeier1949RahdenWas a member of the NRW state parliament
Tine Wittler1973RahdenWriter and television presenter (for use in homes, RTL)
Lars Windhorst1976RahdenEntrepreneurial wunderkind of the 90
Stefan Wessels1979RahdenKeeper, played from 1998 till 2003 at FC Bayern München

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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