2005 January Once again the largest winter forest festival in Rodgau, traditional wood auction at the Gänsbrüh. After 17 years, Prince Nobi I conjures up the foundation stone scroll of the town hall. TG Nieder-Roden celebrates its 100th anniversary year. The municipal utilities and the building yard have been united for a year now. Janine Ackermann, firefighter and paramedic with St John Ambulance, takes part in the state ceremony in Berlin for the flood victims in South-East Asia. Headmistress of the Heinrich Böll School Eva von Blanc bids farewell. february The Protestant pastor Leonore Leonberger begins her ministry in Nieder-Roden. The town hall storm can be seen around the world for the first time via webcam. The stolen foundation stone roll is handed over to Mayor Alois Schwab. The municipal auxiliary police officers are given a new name: Public Order Police Officers. The ninth training fair at the Heinrich Böll School attracts great interest. Hans Grimm and Otto Rücker are awarded the State Certificate of Honour. March The city mourns the loss of city councillor Rosemarie Wendel and its honorary chairman of the city council Karl Erb. City of Rodgau honours 200 people at its club gala. Felix Dietze from TSV Dudenhofen is named Sportsman of the Year. Delegation from Rodgau delivers fire engines to Donja Stubica. Weiskirchen Heritage and History Association opens permanent exhibition in the former synagogue. April Stadtwerke moves to Hans-Böckler-Straße 1. New telephone numbers in the town hall. Planned low-rise building on the "Weichsee" with sanitary facilities approved. Forest festival hut in Hainhausen is renovated again after the fire. Mayor Schwab opens the 42-kilometre Rodgau circular route with a cycle tour. Exhibition about the Rollwald camp opened. The Rodgau Children's Theatre Days celebrate their 10th anniversary. May The bathing lake is opened at a water temperature of just twelve degrees. The mill wheel from the twin town of Donja Stubica finds its place in Weiskirchen. Renovation work begins at Freiherr-v.-Stein-Schule and Gartenstadtschule. The Dudenhofen-Nieuwpoort partnership association and the AGV Volkschor 1925 Dudenhofen celebrate their anniversaries together. Twin town Puiseaux celebrates sisterhood with Nieder-Roden after 30 years. The fountain stone is set in front of the Rector Geissler House. City parliament votes in favour of a 30 km/h speed limit in all residential areas of the city. Wilhelm Heidelberg is elected as a new honorary councillor in the municipal council. Medical emergency service centre to be closed. June Politicians, the administration and the local population join forces to prevent the planned closure of the emergency service centre by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians. Polish break dancers visit the Dudenhofen youth centre. Stadtwerke Rodgau and the recycling centre celebrate their move with an "Open Day". The G8 model (Turbo Abitur) starts at the Georg Büchner School. The bronze shepherd is unveiled at the Rektor-Geißler-Haus. The Münchhausen School and the Gemeinsam mit Behinderten association can look back on 25 years. July Major anniversaries in Rodgau: the gymnastics club celebrates its 100th anniversary with a four-day festival. The Weiskirchen Singers' Association can even look back on 125 years, while the Nieder-Roden Sports Association can look back on 60 years. Several years of renovation work in St Nicholas' Church completed. Cardinal Lehmann consecrates the restored high altar. The 200,000th visitor of the season is welcomed at the Nieder-Roden lido. But there is also sadness at the lake: a tourist from Colombia drowns. August For 32 years, Father Wendelin Meissner has presided over St Nicholas and St Mary's, the largest parish in the diocese of Mainz. He is also celebrating his 40th anniversary of service this month. In the run-up to the agricultural exhibition "Stadt und Land-Hand in Hand", historical mowing and a tractor parade attract visitors to Jügesheim. World Youth Day brings 140 young people from Romania and France to Rodgau. The Catholic parishes offer an entertaining weekend programme before continuing on to the actual World Youth Day in Cologne. TGS Jügesheim celebrates its 110th birthday at the place where it was founded. September The fourth triathlon around the bathing lake has started in Nieder-Roden. 2500 spectators watch the Great World Theatre's performance of Dürrenmatt's "The Visit of the Old Lady". The 24th 24-hour run organised by "Gemeinsam mit Behinderten" raises 75,000 euros for projects for the disabled. Agricultural exhibition "Town and Country - Hand in Hand" attracts around 40,000 visitors at the weekend. Young people discover a 242-year-old church document while clearing out the Protestant church in Dudenhofen. Re-twinning in Nieuwpoort. 30 years of partnership. Shared taxis replace the city buses on Saturdays. october 100 police officers search in vain for missing woman. 48-year-old woman from Dudenhöfer has been missing for months. The library of the Protestant parish in Dudenhofen celebrates its 50th birthday. Big birthday reception for honorary citizen and former mayor Paul Scherer on his 70th birthday. City achieves 4th place in national competition for its commitment to the integration of disadvantaged young people. First natural gas fuelling station in Rodgau. Town continues to be a pioneer for environmentally friendly energy. November The new electronic passport is introduced. No ophthalmologist in Rodgau. Large panel discussion makes displeasure loud. New village lime tree planted in Nieder-Roden - a jewel between the old and new villages. Prince Carnival Mathias II and his wife Silke II take over the reigns in Rodgau. Second Rodgau Art Mile at the Jügesheim Advent Stroll puts 21 artists in the spotlight. Proceeds for social projects. The remodelling of the Georg Büchner School celebrates the end of the second phase. New rooms and new break hall inaugurated. December The post office in Hainhausen is moving. Reduced service until a new contractual partner is found. 77 new car parks opened at the Dudenhofen community centre. Rodgau cabaret group "En Haufe Leut" donate 7000 euros to schools and youth work. The Geschwister-Scholl-Schule celebrates its fortieth anniversary. Gärtnerei Fischer and Gartenservice Rümenapp set up a Zen garden on the roundabout between Nieder-Roden and Dudenhofen. After the Haufler and Schüler nurseries and the Reiber company, the city has thus found another sponsor for the design of the city's roundabouts. Church choir "Cäcilia" celebrates its 140th birthday. Rotary Club founded in Rodgau.
