Rodenbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rodenbach
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Location of Rodenbach within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
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Rodenbach is located in Germany
Rodenbach
Rodenbach
Rodenbach is located in Hesse
Rodenbach
Rodenbach
Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 09°02′30″E / 50.13889°N 9.04167°E / 50.13889; 9.04167
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Subdivisions2 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Klaus Schejna[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total16.73 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,351
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63517
Dialling codes06184
Vehicle registrationMKK
Websitewww.rodenbach.de

Rodenbach is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 8 km east of Hanau.

Constituent communities

Wildlife

The Niederrodenbacher Steinbrüche is a 37 hectares nature reserve, just south of Niederrodenbach. It gained protected status in 1979, when it was reclaimed from the quarry.[3]

Sport

Adjacent to the nature reserve is the site of former motorcycle stadium, called the Rodenbach Motodrom. The motorcycle club MSC Rodenbach was founded on 17 January 1952 and still exists today despite the fact that the stadium is long gone. Initially a Moto Cross track in 1959, followed by a grass track and then a 600 metres long track before a 400 metres track opened on 31 March 1968.[4] The stadium hosted significant motorcycle speedway events including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1971, 1972 and 1980,[5] the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1974 and qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship.[6] The stadium featured terracing and attracted good attendances before being demolished in 1986 and eventually reclaimed by nature.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "'Rodenbach's natural beauty – Niederrodenbach's quarries'". Erlensee Aktuell. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Motodrome". Rodenbach History Association eV. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Speedway World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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