be worthy of preservation, but are still awaiting renovation and new uses. Another historical building is an old fire station in which is housed the Weiskirchen local history museum. Worth seeing, too, are the eleven artistically made fountains as well as many sculptures and façade paintings that characterize the town. Many dedicated citizens contribute to the further bettering of the town's appearance through donations, street festivals and hands-on work, and to the building and expansion of a civic culture. A further highlight of Rodgau is the Drachenfest ("Kite Festival") with its firework contest, held every year in late September. Twin towns – sister cities Rodgau is twinned with: Puiseaux, France (1974, originally with Nieder-Roden) Hainburg an der Donau, Austria (1974, originally with Nieder-Roden) Nieuwpoort, Belgium (1975, originally with Dudenhofen) Donja Stubica, Croatia (2002) Notable people Jennifer Hof (born 1991), model, winner of Germany's Next Topmodel (season 3) Associated with the town Jean Darling (1922–2015), American actress and singer, lived in Rodgau Herbert Feuerstein (1937–2020), Austrian-German journalist and comedian, lived in Rodgau Nieder-Roden in 1989–1993 Rio Reiser (1950–1996), rock musician, lived in Rodgau Nieder-Roden in 1965–1968 Nicole Brown Simpson (1959–1994), victim of O. J. Simpson, lived as a child in Nieder-Roden-Rollwald Sönke Neitzel (born 1968), historian, raised there Honorary citizens Willy Purm (1918–1991), town executive chairman 1972–1989 Paul Scherer (born 1935), mayor 1980–1998 References Further reading Language Hermann Bonifer: Giesemer Platt – ein kernig-derber Dialekt im Kreis Offenbach. Jügesheim 1993. Ilse Eberhardt u. a.: Jedes Örtchen hat sein Wörtchen – Nieder-Röder Wörterbuch. Nieder-Roden um 1989. History Arbeitskreis für Heimatkunde Nieder-Roden: Nieder-Röder Gedenkbuch, Gefallene und Vermißte 1554–1946, Nieder-Roden 2005 Hermann Bonifer: Alte Flurnamen erzählen aus Jügesheims Geschichte. Rodgau 1995. Hermann Bonifer: Jügesheim und St. Nikolaus – Dorf und Pfarrei in der Geschichte. Rodgau 2004. Heidi Fogel: Das Lager Rollwald. Rodgau 2004. Geschichts- und Kulturverein Hainhausen: 900 Jahre Hainhausen. Hainhausen 2008 Michael Hofmann: Die Eisenbahn in Offenbach und im Rodgau. DGEG Medien, Hövelhof 2004. Michael Jäger: Rodgau 1945. Frankfurt 1994. Alfred Kurt: Am Main, im Rodgau und in der Dreieich. Offenbach a.M. 1998. Gisela Rathert u. a.: Nieder-Roden – 786–1986. Nieder-Roden 1986. Manfred Resch u. a.: Unsere Kirche unsere Heimat – 450 Jahre evangelischer Glauben in Dudenhofen. Gudensberg-Gleichen, Helmut Simon: Chronik der Pfarrgemeinde St. Matthias Nieder-Roden. Nieder Roden 1996. Johann Wilhelm Christian Steiner: Geschichte und Alterthümer des Rodgaus im alten Maingau. Heyer, Darmstadt 1833. Werner Stolzenburg: Rollwald – vom Wald zur Siedlung. Frankfurt