 It consists of 8 communes, which have been combined to a town in 1970.The names of the communes are Schieder, Brakelsiek, Schwalenberg, Lothe, Ruensiek, Wöbbel, Siekholz and Kreienberg, the district Schieder together with Glashütte is a Kneipp health resort.Together they have c. 9,300 residents (2007).