Per the 2011 census, 41.1 % of the then 2474 inhabitants were recorded as Protestants, 3.2 % as Roman Catholics, the remaining 54.7 % did not state any religion [REF].
After the elections of 7 June 2009, of the 12 seats in the municipal council were distributed as follows: CDU 3 seats, Die Linke 4 seats, SPD 4 seats, FDP 1 seat [REF].