title: Rödinghausen
text: Rödinghausen is a municipality in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  
  Geography
  Rödinghausen is situated on the southern slope of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 20 km north-west of Herford and 25 km north of Bielefeld.
  
  Neighbouring municipalities
   Bünde
   Melle
   Preußisch Oldendorf
   Hüllhorst
  
  Division of the municipality
  
  Rödinghausen consists of 5 villages:
   Bieren (1,299 inhabitants)
   Bruchmühlen (3,378 inhabitants); (named Westkilver until 1969)
   Ostkilver (1,876 inhabitants)
   Rödinghausen (1,644 inhabitants)
   Schwenningdorf (2,356 inhabitants)
  
  Mayors
   since 2020: Siegfried Lux (SPD)
   2004–2020: Ernst-Wilhelm Vortmeyer (* 1954) (SPD) 
   1999-2004: Kurt Vogt (SPD)
   1969-1998: Günter Oberpenning (SPD)
  
  References
  
  External links
  
   Official site 
  
  Wiehen Hills
  Herford (district)