Rötgesbüttel

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Roetgesbuettel.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 25 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 32 |lon_sec = 00
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Samtgemeinde = Papenteich
Landkreis = Gifhorn
Höhe = 67
Fläche = 10.83
Einwohner = 2292
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 38531
PLZ-alt = 3171
Vorwahl = 05304
Kfz = GF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 1 51 023
Adresse = Schulstraße 9 a
38531 Rötgesbüttel
Website =
Bürgermeister = André Lohmann
Partei = CDU

Rötgesbüttel is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a member municipality of the Samtgemeinde Papenteich

Geography

Neighbourhood

* distance from downtown

Geographical position

Rötgesbüttel is situated north of Braunschweig, between the Harz and the Lüneburg Heath. It is situated at the German highway 4 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: Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel, Gifhorn, Peine and Celle.

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 Rötgesbüttel 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 5 mandates
* Others 2 mandate

(Status: community election 10. September 2006 with a voter participation of 59,80 %)

External links

* [http://www.papenteich.de/ Samtgemeinde Papenteich]