Reichartshausen

This article covers the community in the Rhein-Neckar district. See also: Reichartshausen (Amorbach) district, Reichartshausen Castle in Hesse or Reichertshausen (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '  N , 8 ° 57'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Karlsruhe
County :	Rhein-Neckar district
Height :	228 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10 km 2
Residents:	2079 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	208 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	74934
Area code :	06262
License plate :	HD
Community key :	08 2 26 066
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausstrasse 3 74934 Reichartshausen
Website :	www.reichartshausen.de
Mayor :	Gunter Jungmann (independent)
Location of the community Reichartshausen in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Center with village fountain

Reichartshausen is a municipality with around 2000 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg . It belongs to the Waibstadt municipal administration association and the Brunnenregion tourism region .

geography

Location and natural space

Reichartshausen is located in the transition area between Kraichgau and Odenwald , in the so-called Little Odenwald , in the north of Baden-Württemberg, about 15 km from Sinsheim . Neighboring towns are Schönbrunn in the north, Aglasterhausen in the east, Helmstadt-Bargen in the southeast, Epfenbach in the southwest and Lobbach in the west.

The district extends between 196 and 380 meters above sea level and covers 1000 hectares. Of this, 12.6 percent are settlement and traffic areas, 47.0 percent are used for agriculture and 39.7 percent are forested.

Reichartshausen has a share in the landscape protection area Neckartal I - Kleiner Odenwald . The low mountain range, rich in relics, was placed under protection in 2002 due to its beauty, diversity and character and is part of the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park .

Community structure

Reichartshausen includes the houses Reichartshauser Jagdhaus and Reichartshauser Mühle (Hacksmühle).

history

Early history

Reichartshausen was first mentioned in a document as Richardshusen in Sinsheimern yearbooks in 1100 , but the establishment of the place probably dates back to Alemannic times . The village was the seat of the central court of the so-called Reichartshauser or Stüber Zent and came with them, after armed conflicts, in 1367 to the Electoral Palatinate and was subordinate to the Unteramt Dilsberg, which later belonged to the Oberamt Heidelberg . The local rule changed many times. From 1522 the Reformation entered Reichartshausen. In 1688 the place was destroyed during the Palatinate War of Succession . The last execution took place in the Cent in 1780.

19th century until today

In 1803 Reichartshausen came to Baden , where it was incorporated into the Neckarbischofsheim district office in 1810 and the Sinsheim district office in 1864 . During the Second World War , Wilhelm Stumpf handed the community over to the Americans, which is why the place was saved from major destruction and the occupiers finally appointed him as mayor. In 1939 there were 829 inhabitants, at the end of 1945 there were 989.

In the course of the Baden-Württemberg district reform , the district of Sinsheim was dissolved in 1973 and the community was incorporated into the newly formed Rhein-Neckar district . Reichartshausen joined the Waibstadt municipal administration association. The growth of the community was accompanied by infrastructure measures such as the construction of an outdoor swimming pool, a festival hall and a youth campground.

In 1999 the construction of the residential area Hiehl III began . In 2000 the 900th anniversary of the first documentary mention was celebrated. In 2004 Reichartshausen had more than 2000 inhabitants for the first time. The residential area Im Trieb-Krummenacker was built between 2006 and 2007 . In 2012 the town center was renovated

Population development

year	1871	1890	1910	1939	1950	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	803	861	888	829	1221	1226	1457	1611	1719	1811	1853	2029	2035	2085

Religions

In 1522 the Reformation was introduced in Reichartshausen . Only with the influx of displaced persons after the Second World War did the Catholic proportion of the population increase, so that in 1966 the church on the Hornberg could be built. The Protestant community belongs to the Kraichgau church district of the Evangelical Church in Baden and the Catholic community belongs to the Waibstadt pastoral care unit in the Kraichgau dean's office of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

Catholic Church of St. Cecilia

politics

town hall

Municipal council

The municipal council in Reichartshausen has 12 members. The mayor is also the chairman with voting rights.

The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):

FWV	51.4% (+2.3)	6 seats (± 0)
CDU	25.3% (+0.9)	3 seats (± 0)
SPD	13.0% (−3.5)	2 seats (± 0)
FDP	10.3% (+0.2)	1 seat (± 0)

mayor

Gunter Jungmann has been the mayor since December 2018. The non-party was the only candidate in the election on September 30, 2018 and received 96.5 percent of the vote. Predecessor Otto Eckert, who had been in office since 1994, had decided not to run again.

coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms reads: In silver on a green shield base a red house, the middle part raised like a tower and with a black cross on the pointed roof.

The coat of arms, which was assigned by the General State Archives in 1901, goes back to a court seal that has been traceable since 1752. The meaning is not clear. It could refer to the place name as a talking coat of arms . Another interpretation would be a symbolization for the town hall, in which the Central Court met.

The flag is green and white and was awarded by the Interior Ministry in 1956.

Partnerships

Reichartshausen has maintained partnership relationships with the Neudorf / Spree district of the Malschwitz community in Saxony since October 3, 1990 .

Culture and sights

Evangelical Church (2014)

The Protestant church dates from 1772 and was renovated in 2000. The baroque pulpit of the church is worth seeing, the interior is decorated with simple paintings of other churches in the area.

The center of Reichartshausen is characterized by several, partly historical fountains , which are surrounded by the baroque rectory and other equally baroque buildings.

The town hall is a modern purpose-built building outside the historic core of the settlement; the school building was built in 1891 and expanded in 1950.

Pulpit in the church

According to tradition, the Karl Ludwig oak goes back to Elector Karl Ludwig . He stuck an acorn into the ground on a hunting trip around 1650 after it was said to have fallen on his food. In Reichartshausen there are several hiking trails, a forest tent and a heated outdoor pool. Until a few years ago there was also a beautiful park in Reichartshausen in which the historical gallows column stood. However, this was sold in the course of the "village-friendly town center renovation".

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Bundesstraße 292 runs southeast of Reichartshausen and connects to the A 6 via Sinsheim . Bus routes lead to the surrounding villages. Reichartshausen belongs to the tariff area of ​​the Rhein-Neckar transport association .

media

The Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung reports on local events . The newsletter of the Waibstadt municipal administration association appears weekly.

education

In Reichartshausen there is a primary school , a Protestant public library and a branch of the Volkshochschule Sinsheim. There are two kindergartens for the youngest residents. Secondary schools can be attended in Epfenbach, Waibstadt and Neckarbischofsheim.

literature

• Helmut Mayer (ed.): Chronicle of the village Reichartshausen . Reichartshausen 1948
• Community Reichartshausen (Ed.): Heimatbuch Reichartshausen . Reichartshausen 2000, ISBN 3-929295-65-2
• Adolf M. Hirn, Gabriele Süskind (ed.), Jürgen Schütz (ed.): The Rhein-Neckar district . Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-8062-0597-3

Web links

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

• Reichartshausen community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg, status: December 31, 2004  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ State Institute for Environment, Measurements and Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg
4. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . Pp. 422-423
5. ↑ Communications from the Württ. And Bad. State Statistical Office No. 2: Results of the population census on December 31, 1945 in North Baden
6. ↑ http://www.reichartshausen.de/pb/,Lde/273289.html History of Reichartshausen
7. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office
8. ^ State Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg: Municipal elections 2019, Reichartshausen ; Reichartshausen municipality : municipal council election 2019 ; accessed May 30, 2019.
9. ↑ Mayor Jungmann moved one room further with palpitations. } RNZ , December 20, 2018, accessed January 27, 2019.
10. ↑ Press release on the mayoral election of Reichartshausen in the State Gazette of Baden-Württemberg, accessed on January 27, 2019.
11. ^ Herwig John, Gabriele Wüst: Wappenbuch Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . Ubstadt-Weiher 1996, ISBN 3-929366-27-4 , p. 98