6 3 9 . 1   mm ). ▁ ▁Ne igh bour ing ▁communities ▁ ▁Rod g au ▁borders ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁He us enst amm ▁and ▁O bert sh aus en , ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁on ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁H ain burg ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sel igen stadt , ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁B aben hausen ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁E pp ert sh aus en ▁( both ▁in ▁D arm stadt - Die burg ), ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁R öder mark ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Diet zen bach . ▁ ▁Const itu ent ▁communities ▁ ▁Rod g au ' s ▁Stadt te ile ▁are ▁We isk ir chen , ▁H ain hausen , ▁J ü ges heim , ▁D uden hof en ▁and ▁Nieder - R oden ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁Ortste il ▁of ▁Roll wald . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Town ’ s ▁found ing ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁municipal ▁reform ▁in ▁H esse , ▁the ▁greater ▁community ▁of ▁Rod g au ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁as ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁We isk ir chen , ▁H ain hausen , ▁J ü ges heim , ▁D uden hof en ▁and ▁Nieder - R oden , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Roll wald ▁belonging ▁to ▁Nieder - R oden ▁were ▁am alg am ated . ▁The ▁greater ▁community ▁was ▁granted ▁town ▁rights ▁on ▁ 1 5