1985

1985

  • January

    • Severe cold makes the bathing lake in Nieder-Roden "walkable". Numerous Rodgau residents take the opportunity to go ice skating.
    • Manfred Steder is elected by the SPD as candidate for mayor, and thus as the direct opponent of Mayor Paul Scherer in the local elections.
    • Three women are killed by gunshots in Jügesheim.
    • The local history circle in Weiskirchen introduces itself with a photo documentation "Old Weiskirchen".

  • february

    • Heavy snowfall in February. The path of the Giesem carnival procession has to be cleared with "heavy equipment".
    • Rosemarie Wendel (SPD city councillor) receives the Federal Medal of Merit for her services as a school parents' representative.
    • 72 architects take part in the competition to design the Rodgau town hall.

  • March

    • The local fountain is inaugurated in Dudenhofen.
    • 10 March - Local elections. The CDU emerges victorious and increases its absolute majority to 24 seats (23). The SPD wins 17 seats (18). The FDP narrowly fails to meet the 5% threshold, but the Greens enter the city parliament for the first time with four seats.
    • 48 children from Rodgau experience wonderful skiing holidays in Austria
    • 15 children go on a cycle tour along the Rhine to Holland and back.
    • The town's honour evenings for athletes and breeders are held with a large turnout from the public.

  • April

    • With the help of the Greens, two SPD local councillors are elected for the first time since the merger in 1977. Hans Spahn in Jügesheim and Gisela Schobbe in Hainhausen. Confirmed in office: Dr Heinz Meyer (Nieder-Roden), Heinz Koop (Dudenhofen) and Herbert Paul (Weiskirchen) from the CDU.
    • Willy Purm (CDU) is re-elected as head of the city council.

  • May

    • 150 senior citizens from Rodgau visit the divided capital Berlin on three coach trips and spend unforgettable days there.
    • 120 Dudenhöfer travel to Nieuwpoort to celebrate 10 years of partnership.
    • The Catholic community centre "Haus der Begegnung" is inaugurated in Jügesheim.
    • 200 Nieder-Röder residents celebrate the 10th anniversary of the partnership in Puiseaux.

  • June

    • 180 Rodgau residents take part in the 10-year sisterhood celebrations in Hainburg (Austria).
    • The "Rodgau Monotons" give their first open-air concert in Hainhausen on the occasion of the fire brigade festival.
    • The Protestant parish of Dudenhofen bids farewell to Pastor Bormann.
    • Around 100 guests from Nieuwpoort visit Dudenhofen for the re-sisterhood celebration as part of the "Germania" choral society's anniversary celebrations.

  • July

    • 50 children each spend unforgettable holidays on the island of Sylt and in Nieuwpoort (Belgium).
    • The holiday games are held with a record 350 participants.
    • The Schützenhofsaal in Dudenhofen is demolished.

  • August

    • Over 2100 senior citizens take up the offer from the town of Rodgau and travel by bus and boat to the Neckar and are welcomed in Hirschhorn by the local mayor Kurt Lambert, Rodgau's former ombudsman.
    • The Weiskirchen sports club wins the Rodgau football tournament.

  • September

    • The town's children's festival in the Jügesheim forest leisure centre is a huge success despite the poor weather.
    • The magistrate once again calls for a police station. This is due to acts of violence and damage to property throughout the city.

  • october

    • The demand for a police station is supported by the citizens. A citizen of Nieder-Rode has collected 4,200 signatures.
    • Mayor Paul Scherer celebrates his 50th birthday in the Weiskirchen community centre.

  • November

    • 30 graves in the Jügesheim cemetery are vandalised.
    • 60 Rodgau artists take part in the 11th art exhibition.
    • The TGS jesters elect their princely couple Jutta and Achim.
    • The city parliament votes to re-elect Mayor Paul Scherer.
    • Philipp Rupp from Nieder-Roden and the youth orchestras of the Nieder-Roden and Weiskirchen music societies receive the 1984 Culture Prize of the town of Rodgau at a ceremony.

  • December

    • The local councils invite Rodgau's senior citizens to Christmas parties. 1,500 senior citizens accept the invitation.
    • 1,000 Nieder-Röder residents celebrate the start of the 1200th anniversary celebrations at the church.