Rethem

Rethem
Rethem
Location of the town of Rethem within Heidekreis district
Coordinates	52°47′5″N 9°22′41″E / 52.78472°N 9.37806°E / 52.78472; 9.37806Coordinates: 52°47′5″N 9°22′41″E / 52.78472°N 9.37806°E / 52.78472; 9.37806
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Rethem/Aller
Town subdivisions	4 Ortschaften
Mayor	Karl-Dieter Oestmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	33.76 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m  (52 ft)
Population	2,252 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	67 /km2 (173 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SFA
Postal code	27336
Area code	05165
Website	www.rethem.de

Rethem (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːtəm]) is a town in the Heidekreis in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Aller, approx. 25 km southwest of Bad 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 parts of the German 2. Marine-Infanterie-Division with heavy losses on both sides. Most of the, so called, German soldiers were not older than 23 years.

Rethem is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rethem/Aller.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Heidekreis Ahlden Bad Fallingbostel Bispingen Böhme Bomlitz Buchholz Eickeloh Essel Frankenfeld Gilten Grethem Hademstorf Häuslingen Hodenhagen Lindwedel Munster Neuenkirchen Osterheide Rethem Schneverdingen Schwarmstedt Soltau Walsrode Wietzendorf

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