- Rethem
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Rethem (Aller).png
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 47 |lat_sec = 5
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 22 |lon_sec = 41
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Soltau-Fallingbostel
Samtgemeinde = Rethem/Aller
Höhe = 16
Fläche = 33.76
Einwohner = 2380
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 27336
Vorwahl = 05165
Kfz = SFA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 58 018
Gliederung = 4 Ortschaften
Website = [http://www.rethem.de/ www.rethem.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Dieter Oestmann
Partei = CDURethem (IPA2|ˈʁeːtəm) is a
town inSoltau-Fallingbostel inLower Saxony ,Germany . It is situated on the riverAller , approx. 25 km southwest ofBad Fallingbostel , and 18 km southeast of Verden. The town was the scene of heavy fighting over the period 10-11 April 1945 between units of the British 53rd Welsh Division and the German 2.Marine-Infanterie-Division.Rethem is also the seat of the "
Samtgemeinde " ("collective municipality") Rethem/Aller.
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