Rötgesbüttel

Rötgesbüttel
Coat of arms
Rötgesbüttel
Location of Rötgesbüttel within Gifhorn district
Coordinates: 52°25′N 10°32′E / 52.417°N 10.533°E / 52.417; 10.533Coordinates: 52°25′N 10°32′E / 52.417°N 10.533°E / 52.417; 10.533
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Gifhorn
Municipal assoc.	Papenteich
Government
• Mayor	André Lohmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,241
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38531
Dialling codes	05304
Vehicle registration	GF

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

* distance from downtown

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.

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.

The council of the Municipality Rötgesbüttel consists of 12 councilmen and woman:

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