Rethem

Rethem
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Rethem within Heidekreis district
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Coordinates: 52°47′5″N 9°22′41″E / 52.78472°N 9.37806°E / 52.78472; 9.37806
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Rethem/Aller
Subdivisions	4 Ortschaften
Government
• Mayor	Karl-Dieter Oestmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	33.76 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,382
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27336
Dialling codes	05165
Vehicle registration	HK, SFA
Website	www.rethem.de

Rethem (German:

. 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 German soldiers were not older than 23 years.

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

References

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1. ^ 'Theirs the Strife', John Russell, Helion & Co Ltd, 2020, ISBN 978-1-913118-56-3