Rahden

Geschichte

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 1816 to 1831 was county town of the district Rahden.GeographyRahden is situated approximately 15 km north of Lübbecke and 25 km north-west of Minden. It is the northernmost town of North Rhine-Westphalia.Division of the townThe 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)MayorsBert Honsel was elected Mayor in September 2015 with 61,1 % of the votes.International relationsRahden is twinned with: 25px Glindow (Berlin, Germany) -- since 1990 25px Galgahévíz (Hungary) -- since 1995