Rötgesbüttel is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in

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. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

Geographical position

Rötgesbüttel is situated north of

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, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. It is situated at the German federal road B4 and around 13 km to the north of the interchange ''Brunswick North'' ( A2 / A391). Administrative it belongs to the district of Gifhorn. Other bigger towns nearby are:

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Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District Wolfenbüttel (; ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel (district), Wolfenbüttel Distri ...

Gifhorn Gifhorn () is a town and capital of the district of Gifhorn (district), Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the more industrial and commercially import ...

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and

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle (district), Celle in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller (Germany), Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about ...

History

The first documentary mentioning of Rötgesbüttel was in the year 1226. In former times the village was known as '' Rotlekesbutle ''. As most of the so-called “-büttel” villages it is expected that Rötgesbüttel may erected earliest in 10th century. In the Middle Ages the crossing traffic of a trade road from Braunschweig to Hamburg influenced the villages development.

Politics

Municipal Council

The council of the Municipality Rötgesbüttel consists of 12 councilmen and woman: * Christian Democratic Union 6 mandates *

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

5 mandates * Others 2 mandate (Status: community election 10. September 2006 with a voter participation of 59,80%)

References

External links

Samtgemeinde Papenteich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotgesbuttel Gifhorn (district)