Riedichen

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Riedichen
Riedichen coat of arms
Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 17 ″  N , 7 ° 53 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 663 m
Area : 3.16 km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 79669
Area code : 07625
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Location of Riedichen

Riedichen is the easternmost district of the city of Zell im Wiesental in the district of Lörrach .

Location and geography

Riedichen is around three kilometers southeast of Atzenbach and thus on the left side of the Wiesental at an altitude of 668  m . The road from Atzenbach ( district road 6301) leads up in serpentines and then continues on district road 6352 in the direction of Gersbach .

history

View of Riedichen
Map of Zell, Atzenbach, Adelsberg, Blauen and Riedichen from 1901

The village of Riedichen was first mentioned in 1439 as "item Heini jn Raidach git 6 dn (Schilling) von Gaisbuel". The village only became independent in 1811. The village was previously called Riedach und Riedacker. The name indicates an earlier clearing .

politics

Municipal council

Riedichen joined the city of Zell on March 1, 1972. Riedichen is a district of Zell and a locality with mayor, local council and local administration. The local council has six members.

coat of arms

The Riedichen coat of arms was adopted in 1902 on the proposal of the General State Archives .

“The Riedich coat of arms shows a red shield with a silver central bar, in the red fields above two and below a gold ring. The colors indicate the former Austrian rulership and the three rings indicate the manorial rule of the barons of Schönau. The coat of arms was adopted by the municipality in 1902. "

Population and religion

Population development

The number of residents of Riedichen developed as follows:

year Residents
1852 294
1871 246
1880 238
1890 237
1900 231
1910 184
1925 165
year Residents
1933 167
1939 154
1950 188
1956 209
1961 196
1970 197

religion

In the past, membership in religious communities was distributed as follows:

Religious affiliation in Riedichen
year religion
evangelical Catholic other
1858 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
1925 0.6% 99.4% 0.0%
1950 14.2% 84.1% 1.7%
1961 14.0% 83.4% 2.6%
1970 14.5% 81.8% 3.7%

societies

There are two associations in Riedichen. In addition to the men's choir , there is the Bergvogtei Riedichen , an association founded on January 11, 1973, which maintains the carnival custom.

Personalities

literature

  • Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg, district Lörrach (ed.): The district Lörrach. Volume II: Kandern to Zell im Wiesental. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1994, ISBN 3-7995-1354-X , pp. 924-925.

Web links

Commons : Riedichen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Main statutes of the city of Zell im Wiesental; accessed on May 21, 2020
  2. ^ Riedichen on the homepage of the city of Zell; accessed on May 21, 2020
  3. ^ Population development of Riedichen for selected years between 1852 and 1970 , accessed on November 12, 2019
  4. ↑ Religious affiliation 1858 and 1925: Riedichen , last accessed on November 12, 2019
  5. ↑ Religious affiliation: Riedichen , last accessed on November 21, 2019
  6. ↑ The history of the Bergvogtei , accessed on January 30, 2020