The year 1991 begins with mourning for Erich Picard, a long-time local politician and Kolping Chairman from Weiskirchen, who died on 31 December.
The SG Nieder-Roden handball team was a guest at the turn of the year: The youth team of SKA Minsk from Belarus with "handball from another planet", tournament winner against the German champions OSC Rheinhausen.
World events - the war in Kuwait - also affect Rodgau: the carnival is cancelled.
An intervention by the city and many citizens on behalf of the regime critic Nisametdin Akhmetov, who was arrested in the USSR and lived in Jügesheim for a time, is successful. He is released again.
Not least because of the state elections on 20 January, political celebrities are coming to Rodgau, namely the Minister President of Hessen, Dr Walter Wallmann, to the traditional New Year's reception of the CDU in the Bürgerhaus Dudenhofen and the Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Dr Hans-Jochen Vogel, to the Bürgerhaus Weiskirchen.
The election result in Rodgau (second votes): CDU 45.4%, SPD 35.9%, Greens 9.6%, FDP 6.7%.
Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the feeder road to the extended Jügesheim industrial estate - not least to relieve the Haingrabenstraße - and a step further towards the extension of the S-Bahn in Rodgau: the contract for the 200 million project is signed in Dietzenbach, thus securing the financing.
The Gulf War also triggers peace demonstrations in Rodgau.
New from Rodgau in the state parliament Judith Pauly-Bender (SPD) from Nieder-Roden, although Frank Lortz (CDU) from Froschhausen wins the constituency again.
The city sets up a childminder model to improve childcare.
The municipal administration continues to help - also by seconding staff - to set up the administration in the district of Sömmerda in Thuringia.
The DRK clothing store in Nieder-Roden moves to the former Nieder-Roden town hall.
The framework plan for the regeneration of Nieder-Roden is adopted.
The city councillor groups want to work more professionally: To this end, they are hiring full-time parliamentary assistants. Herbert Bormann from Weiskirchen receives the State Certificate of Honour, primarily for his services to the Weiskirchen Music Society.
Generational change at the top of the district fire brigade: Ralf Ackermann, fire chief of Jügesheim, becomes the new district fire inspector, succeeding Hubert Merget, who has retired.
Rodgau Lions Club collects 850 spectacles for Peru.
Frosty February ensures winter sports fun on the ice of the Nieder-Roden bathing lake.
Due to the Gulf War, the city and clubs cancel the traditional storming of the town hall and the carnival procession.
Culture Prize 1989 is awarded to Günther Hindel from Dudenhofen and to the brass band of the Dudenhofen Music Association.
The municipal youth centre in Dudenhofen provides information about its work in an exhibition in the town hall.
Traditional herring dinner of the CDU Dudenhofen in the community centre with the new Federal Minister Hannelore Rönsch. 71 more Rodgau poplars have to be felled because they are no longer stable.
The town's evening of honour for successful athletes, breeders and cultural figures in the Nieder-Roden community centre.
Thanks from Leningrad to the people of Rodgau, especially Ingrid Sahm and Ludmilla Binder, for 600 aid parcels.
After several weeks of deliberations, the city's 1991 budget was finally passed with votes from the CDU and SPD against the Greens, who voted against the full-time parliamentary assistants and other budget expansions, including higher allowances. Total volume of the 1991 budget: 116 million marks.
Rodgau residents - with Mayor Paul Scherer at the helm - were impressed by the work carried out by disabled people in the twin town of Udenhout.
Hainhausen file collection "under wraps" by archivist Ernst Jakobi.
Environmental Report 1990: New sewage treatment plant in Weiskirchen operates in accordance with standards, opening of a recycling centre in 1991.
The 5th Easter exhibition organised by the adult education centre at the Georg Büchner School was once again a crowd-puller.
Actress and author Johanna von Koczian guest of the city at poetry reading.
Environmentally friendly redesign of the outdoor facilities at the Böll School in Nieder-Roden as the result of a project week.
Start of the construction of a municipal two-field sports hall at the community centre school in Nieder-Roden.
The city creates the first so-called Benjes hedge on the extended Bleichstraße in Dudenhofen's eastern neighbourhood.
Margarete Simon from Nieder-Roden celebrates her 100th birthday.
The district of Sömmerda presents itself in an exhibition in the Weiskirchen community centre.
"1000 Trees Campaign" organised by the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union in Dudenhofen met with a great response.
The former landscape conservation areas "Rotsohl" and "Thomassee" in the eastern part of Dudenhofen are placed under nature conservation.
Traditional Easter run organised by TGM Jügesheim with around 800 participants.
Traffic changes in the Rollwald district: only "right before left" and 30 km/h.
After cancelling the ski trip at Easter 1991, the municipal council again decides to organise a ski trip for young people in 1992.
The town's first mobile crockery unit - a donation from Sparkasse Dieburg - is intended to stem the flood of rubbish at club parties.
During sewer construction work at the old Nieder-Roden school, bones - from the former cemetery there - come to light.
Successful premiere of the new amateur theatre group Nieder-Roden in the sold-out community centre with the play "Maximilian the Strong".
Rudi Keller retires as a city employee at the age of 58, but continues as a local film maker and, above all, collector of old agricultural machinery and tractors.
New tenant for the renovated community centre restaurant in Nieder-Roden: Stipe Tabak.
Third show of the Weiskirchen trade association in the community centre.
Sportvereinigung Weiskirchen expands its programme with a basketball section - start with US stars. 25th anniversary of the singing group "Rodgau Tramps" with the song "Ei gude wie, Stadt Rodgau".
Member of Parliament from Lithuania is a guest at the Junge Union's "Sofa Round Table". Albert Busch, a great veteran of the Weiskirchen Music Society, receives the Federal Cross of Merit.
Proceeds from the Georg Büchner School Jügesheim dance festival in the Dudenhofen community centre for Kurdish aid.
Outstanding concert to mark the 120th anniversary of the Catholic church choir St Cäcilia Nieder- Roden.
Turngemeinde Weiskirchen and Borac Donja Stubica celebrate the 25th anniversary of their friendship.
Weiskirchen's "Haabscher" bowlers become champions of the district league. At the 70th anniversary celebration of the Weiskirchen Music Society, the amateur theatre group of the Weiskirchen Local History Society celebrates its premiere with the play "Alois, where were you tonight?".
City's composting equipment campaign meets with a good response: 200 visitors at the information event and strong demand.
20th International Rodgau Run organised by Turngemeinde Nieder-Roden with around 350 participants.
Another well-attended performance of "Die Perle Anna" by the amateur dramatics group of the Kolping Family Jügesheim in the sold-out "Haus der Begegnung".
Christel Gossmann's Rodgau women's self-help organisation after cancer will continue to exist after her death.
80 young athletes from the twin town of Puiseaux visit Nieder-Roden.
Rodgau children's parliament in the town hall in Jügesheim again.
In preparation for the beginning of June with a primary school class from Gartenstadt-Schule Nieder-Roden.
City council unanimously decides to set up a separate social welfare office as of October 91.
Werner Renner - as successor to Walter Bertrand - is the new head of the Geschwister-Scholl-School in Hainhausen.
Start of development work in Jügesheim's new building area J 26. 20.
Anniversary of the Wilhelm Busch School in Jügesheim with a big school party.
The German Shepherd Dog Club in Jügesheim inaugurates its new clubhouse on Untere Sänden.
The choral society "Männerchor 1842 e.V." Dudenhofen wins three first prizes in the highest choir class at the competition in Sonaborn.
Second children's parliament with classes from Gartenstadt School provides many suggestions for administration and local politicians, including environmental issues and youth rock for the first time.
New team of three from the Rodgau cancer self-help group: Doris Emge, Anny Fecher and Annelore Jedosch. Dudenhofen's former district forester Herbert Klee receives the Federal Cross of Merit for his great commitment to the environment.
75th anniversary of the TSV footballers with Sportvereinigung Weiskirchen as tournament winners - Rodgau Championship.
New youth centre at the Protestant church in Nieder-Roden with the support of the town: Calvin's Cafe.
Opel test track Dudenhofen turns 25, open days with large crowds.
6th grade of the Georg Büchner School wins prizes in the 38th European Competition: Representation of a City.
Jürgen Kaiser confirmed as head of the SPD Rodgau.
Another district youth fire brigade day at the Gänsbrüh in Dudenhofen with 600 young people.
Church choir "Cäcilia" Jügesheim receives the Zelterplakette on the occasion of the Hessentag in Lorsch.
The Jügesheim local history study group presents its museum in the old nurses' house with an "open day".
Georg Wolf, local politician from Weiskirchen, receives the Federal Cross of Merit.
Town council meeting approves plans to build a residential and nursing home for the elderly in Dudenhofen.
General Assembly of TGS Jügesheim fails to find a new Board, adjourns until after the summer break.
Jürgen Hoffmann, Chairman of the Main and Finance Committee, becomes Head of Stadtwerke Rodgau.
Start of the town's holiday games (Jügesheim, Nieder-Roden, Hainhausen) Holiday trips - fully booked - to Nieblum on Föhr and Goldegg in Salzburger Land.
Local politicians from Rodgau find out about airport expansion in Frankfurt.
Change in the town hall of the twin town of Udenhout: Mayor Hendrik Tops - in office since 1982 - becomes head of administration in Valkenswaard.
Heatwave brings crowds of visitors to the Nieder-Roden bathing lake and a new daily record with 9,544 visitors on Sunday, 7 July.
After a year of work by the landscape observers, the city draws a positive balance: many environmental sins in fields and meadows discovered and eliminated.
SOS-Helferkreis also helps with projects in Zwickau and in faraway Paraguay.
City expands old school in Nieder-Roden into a kindergarten - for 50 children - with normal day-care centre operation, plus further expansion as an after-school care centre already planned.
The city concludes its series of four Berlin trips for senior citizens, in which 200 pensioners took part.
A delegation from Rodgau visits the Belgian twin town of Nieuwpoort, which is also the destination of two trips for senior citizens this year.
SKV Hainhausen celebrates the 80th anniversary of its football department.
Rodgau holiday children visit Weißensee and also meet children from Sömmerda, all participants in last year's Rodgau holiday camp in Goldegg.
The Weiskirchen Sports Association completes its "House of Sport" on the club grounds, rounding off its large indoor facilities.
80-year-old woman from Hainhausen dies while crossing the railway tracks in a forbidden place.
Young firefighters from Nieuwpoort visit Dudenhofen for a fortnight.
Conclusion of the city's holiday games, in which a total of 710 children took part.
Another international cultural festival "Focus 91" at the Don-Bosco-Heim in Nieder-Roden.
95th anniversary of the Dudenhofen local SPD association with a European festival at the community centre and a rock evening with the "Rodgau Monotones".
Start of the school year in Rodgau with 511 first-graders.
The new head of the Heinrich Böll School in Nieder-Roden is Eva von Blanc, successor to the former head Josef Lach, who has moved to the district building as district councillor and head of the school department.
First museum festival organised by the Jügesheim local history study group in the old schoolyard.
Foundation stone laid for the Otzbergstraße kindergarten in Nieder-Roden, which is to replace the old Catholic kindergarten at the railway station and will be financed by the city of Rodgau. The Catholic parish will remain in charge of the centre.
A good 500 participants in the triathlon around the Nieder-Roden bathing lake with Hainhausen's "Iron Man" Steffen Hartig as the winner once again.
New bell at the Catholic church in Rollwald inaugurated.
Hainhausen parish hall proves to be at risk of collapse during technical inspection. It can only be used to a limited extent.
Clemens Jäger (CDU) is the new Chairman of the Main and Finance Committee of the City Council.
50th blood donation by Wilhelm Winter in Weiskirchen.
Third exhibition of historical agricultural equipment by Rudi Keller in Nieder-Roden attracts interest from across Hesse.
Three-day festival to mark the 115th anniversary of the "Sonntagverein" Nieder-Roden choral society, with proceeds going to the children's cancer charity.
Kerb tree in Jügesheim again for the first time, erected by the Jungkolping for the 120th anniversary of St Nicholas Church.
City councillors' meeting decides to involve the city in the continuation of the S 19 bus line beyond Heusenstamm to Hainhausen.
Inauguration of the extended fire station in Weiskirchen with a big celebration with the participation of the "de Peestekers" band from the twin town of Udenhout.
Opening of the new theatre season at the Bürgerhaus Nieder-Roden with "Piaf': All 550 subscription seats taken.
The town honours deserving local politicians "from the very beginning", namely Ernst Brandt from Nieder-Roden, Philipp Heckwolf from Dudenhofen, Georg Wolf from Weiskirchen, Peter Adam Werner and former mayor Wilhelm Albert from Jügesheim as town elders with the gold badge of honour, and Alois Keller and Heinrich Jäger from Nieder-Roden, Günther Hindel and Johann Kirsch from Dudenhofen as well as Reinhard Jäger and Wolfgang Oehlschlägel from Jügesheim with the silver badge of honour.
110th anniversary of the Jügesheim Singers' Association.
Launch of the Rodgau "Kommunales Kino", a series of so-called cult films under the direction of the city in the two Jügesheim cinemas - the only remaining ones in Rodgau.
"Infa 91" organised by the Dudenhofen Trade Association breaks all records.
105th anniversary celebration of the Weiskirchen gymnastics community without guests - due to the civil war turmoil there - from Donja Stubica in Croatia.
10th 24-hour run by the "Gemeinsam mit Behinderten" association at the Dudenhofen sports centre generates record proceeds of DM 125,000.
Topping-out ceremony for the construction of 11 council flats in Dudenhofen.
Citizens' meeting in the Nieder-Roden community centre with a focus on senior citizens, children and the S-Bahn.
An attempt by the Rodgau Sailing Club to send a message in a bottle from the Ijsellmeer to Nieuwpoort with a message from Mayor Scherer to mark the 19th anniversary of the partnership fails due to stormy headwinds.
Start of trial operation of the S 19 line to Hainhausen at the end of September.
City Councillor and Head of Building Jürgen Kummer (CDU) announces his early departure from office at the end of the year.
Rodgau youth fire brigade wins the state competition at the Dudenhofen sports centre, Rodgau II came second. This qualifies them for the national competition.
Exhibition of the Hainhausen Fruit and Horticultural Association for the first time in the SKV hall (as the parish hall was closed due to dilapidation).
Since 1 October: City administration now has its own social welfare office, which works independently on all cases of assistance with living expenses.
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe aid convoy from Nieder-Roden to Romania.
Turngemeinde Weiskirchen organises transport of relief supplies for Donja Stubica.
City council decides to re-elect Mayor Paul Scherer in December.
Traditional town hall reception for all those born on 6 August. The birthday drawn for 1992 is 30 May.
Three-day festival organised by the "Eintracht" Hainhausen choral society to celebrate its 110th anniversary.
Launch of the municipal cabaret and cabaret series in the Nieder-Roden community centre with Herbert Bonewitz.
The city's first youth sailing holiday under the direction of the Rodgau Sailing Club with the tall ship "Dageraad" with 19 participants on the Ijesselmeer.
Dudenhofen's Protestant pastor Siegmund Gattermann announces his departure to Israel at the end of the year.
Fire in Weiskirch bakery causes around DM 500,000 in damage.
Thuringia's Prime Minister Josef Duchac at the CDU Dudenhofen's traditional pig dinner in the packed community centre hall.
Charity match between SV Jügesheim and Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in aid of a girl with a burn injury, a charity campaign organised by Roland Schmack from Jügesheim.
Big concert for the 80th birthday of the Dudenhofen Music Association in the community centre.
Opening of the Rodgau recycling centre on 30 October in the Jügesheim industrial estate. 11.
"NiRoGa" - Exhibition of the Nieder-Roden trade association in the community centre.
Traditional Hesse evening organised by the SPD Dudenhofen with SPD Federal Vice-Chairman Dr Wolfgang Thierse as keynote speaker. Dr Wolfgang Thierse as keynote speaker with many guests also from the CSFR. '
Steffen Hartig from Hainhausen finishes 39th in the triathlon in Hawaii, after finishing 75th the previous year.
Successful start to the French week of the partnership working group with Puiseaux in Nieder-Roden.
City councillors' meeting establishes election preparation committee for the election of a new city councillor and head of the building department to succeed Jürgen Kummer (CDU), who is leaving office early at the end of the year.
French culture week in the Nieder-Roden community centre under the banner of the partnership between Nieder-Roden and Puiseaux.
Only a poorly attended start to the city's fourth Environment Week at the town hall in Jügesheim.
After seven months, a new board has been found and elected for TGS Jügesheim: 1st Chairman Toni Sauer. The city's "Book Autumn" brings numerous authors to Rodgau in November.
Colourful "Rodgau Gymnaestrada" this time with the Jügesheim gymnastics community as host in the local sports hall with the participation of 19 groups.
Rodgau - Steffi and Martin Specht-Colloseus remain the prince and princess of the 90/91 campaign for the new campaign - because the last campaign was cancelled due to the Gulf War.
City council adopts resolution on the problem of xenophobia and calls on the population to resolutely oppose xenophobic sentiments and actions.
The author Lilly Hannasky from Jügesheim reads from her first published novel "Pommernland ist abgebrannt".
Open day at the Dudenhofen youth centre.
The almost completed Rodgau-Ring road to Hainhausen is threatened with the fate of a ruined building if Heusenstamm does not give in and agree to the opening even without fulfilment of the settlement conditions - completion of the planning approval procedure for the expansion of the B 45.
The town council elects its long-standing chairman Willy Purm (CDU) as the first honorary citizen of the town of Rodgau.
The CDU decides in favour of Alfred Schüler, a graduate engineer from Nieder-Roden, as Jürgen Kummer's successor.
The Förderkreis für kulturelle Projekte Dudenhofen hands over another historical fountain (replica) to the town, on the square in front of the Protestant church.
The new post office is opened on the main street in Weiskirchen.
Josef Lach, once headmaster in Nieder-Roden, then district councillor and head of the schools department, is to succeed Dr Friedrich Keller, who is leaving office prematurely, according to the SPD.
68 participants at the municipal art and hobby exhibition in the Nieder-Roden community centre.
Karl Erb from Dudenhofen receives the Federal Cross of Merit in recognition of decades of service as a local politician for his home town.
Hainhausen residents protest against Heusenstamm's opposition to the opening of Rodgau-Ring-Straße: by parking more cars on Offenbacher Landstraße, albeit correctly, they are causing a traffic jam that stretches back to Heusenstamm.
10th Jügesheim Advent stroll with packed streets around the church and town hall. Another big SOS bazaar, this time in the Heinrich Böll School.
Opening of the pre-Christmas season with major concerts at the Weiskirchen Music Club, the Nieder-Roden Sunday Club, as well as the Dudenhofen Music Club and the Edelweiß Hiking Club with its mandolin orchestra.
As in previous years, successful Christmas markets organised by the Dudenhofen and Weiskirchen trade associations and - again on Puiseauxplatz - by IGEMO Nieder-Roden.
The city has once again invited its senior citizens to the senior citizens' Christmas parties in all neighbourhoods, which are attended by a total of around 1,500 senior citizens.
Rodgau's honorary citizen Willy Purin dies at the age of 73. In December, Adam Keller, honorary chairman of SV Jügesheim and Jügesheim IGEMO, a deserving local historian, also dies.
Heusenstamm's municipal council rejects Rodgau's application to open the Rodgau-Ring road to Hainhausen ahead of schedule.
In addition to several days of discussions and resolutions on the 1992 budget with a number of fee increases, the municipal council makes two important personnel decisions: Alfred Schüler (CDU), a graduate engineer from Nieder-Roden, is elected as the new city councillor and head of the building department, and on 20 December the mayor Paul Scherer, who has been in office since 1980, is re-elected, also with the votes of the CDU and SPD (grand coalition) against the votes of the Greens.
And just before Christmas, the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of the city's social housing project in Weiskirchen on Mollischgraben - 23 flats. Completion in mid-1993.
Before Christmas, the city council adopts the budget for 1992 with a total volume of DM 116 million. The new budget brings a number of fee increases for 1992.
Major fire brigade operation on Boxing Day: A school pavilion at the Georg Büchner School in Jügesheim, which houses four secondary school classes and three specialist rooms, burns down. Arson is suspected.
The year ends once again with the traditional New Year's Eve balls in the Dudenhofen community centre (by the men's choir 1842 and the women's choir 1976) and in the Weiskirchen community centre (local history and heritage association) and, for the first time, with a large youth disco organised by the Weiskirchen gymnastics community in their Jahnhalle.
