▁Camp ” ) ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Roll wald ▁community . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Nieder - R oden ▁grew , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁from ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁now ▁almost ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁district ▁reform ▁in ▁H esse ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Die burg ▁district ▁to ▁the ▁Off en bach ▁district , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Rod g au ▁also ▁belongs . ▁ ▁Population ▁development ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 6 ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 6 ▁households . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 1 , ▁ 1 1 7 ▁people ▁lived ▁in ▁only ▁ 2 9 ▁households . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁Nieder - R oden ▁had ▁ 7 8 7 ▁inhabitants . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁this ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 3 , 6 1 6 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁number ▁had ▁reached ▁ 1 1 , 0 3 3 . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁community ▁had ▁ 1 5 , 4 7 9 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁▁ ▁Town ▁council , ▁as ▁the ▁highest ▁political ▁body ▁in ▁Rod g au , ▁is ▁elected ▁every ▁five ▁years ▁by ▁el ig ible ▁citizens . ▁The ▁municipal ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁