▁whose ▁collections ▁deal ▁with ▁each ▁community ' s ▁history . ▁On ▁Fried ens straße ▁in ▁Nieder - R oden ▁is ▁found ▁the ▁region ' s ▁only ▁DDR - M useum ▁( “ E ast ▁Germany ▁Museum ” ). ▁This ▁museum ▁offers ▁a ▁detailed ▁over view ▁of ▁what ▁were ▁once ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁a ▁divided ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Four ▁cin emas ▁and ▁seven ▁public ▁libraries ▁round ▁the ▁cultural ▁life ▁out . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁€ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁“ C ult ural ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Rod g au ” ▁( K ultur preis ▁der ▁Stadt ▁Rod g au ) ▁for ▁out standing ▁performance ▁by ▁a ▁Rod g au ▁artist ▁or ▁project ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁out ▁every ▁year , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁altern ating ▁with ▁the ▁“ C ult ural ▁Prom otion ▁Prize ” ▁( K ultur för der preis ), ▁spe cially ▁for ▁young ▁artists . ▁ ▁Rod g au ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁country wide ▁for ▁hits ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁the ▁Rod g au ▁Mon ot ones , ▁for ▁example ▁St . ▁Tro pez ▁am ▁B agger see ▁( “ St . ▁Tro pez ▁on ▁the ▁Qu ar ry ▁P ond ”, ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁nick name ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁bath ing ▁beach ▁in ▁the ▁town ) ▁or ▁Er bar me , ▁die ▁H esse ▁kom me ▁( “ Have ▁mer cy , ▁the ▁H ess ians ▁are ▁coming ” ). ▁The ▁Rod g au ▁Mon ot ones ▁received ▁the ▁Cultural