Reichenbach (Münnerstadt)

Reichenbach City of Münnerstadt Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 45 ″  N , 10 ° 9 ′ 14 ″  E
Height :	291 m
Residents :	721  (2015)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	97702
Area code :	09733
Location of Reichenbach in Bavaria

Reichenbach seen from Michelsberg, in the background the Kreuzberg

Reichenbach is a district of Münnerstadt in the Bad Kissingen district , Bavaria .

Geographical location

The place Reichenbach is located in northern Bavaria in the administrative district of Lower Franconia at the foot of the 402 m high Michelsberg (with the Michelskirche ), which rises southeast of the village. The Reichenbach stream of the same name flows through the village that emerged from a street village. This rises near Burghausen and flows into the river Lauer near Burglauer . The village of Reichenbach is surrounded by large areas of agricultural land and large forest areas.

From Reichenbach, KG 21 leads to Burglauer and KG 1 to Münnerstadt.

history

Hardly any research has been done and it is therefore unknown when the first settlements along the Reichenbach brook came into being. In the vicinity of Reichenbach a coin from the Roman imperial period , which dates to the time before 305 AD, was found, but this single find does not yet give any indication of permanent settlement. However, Reichenbach is allowed to do this from 8th / 9th Assume that it is from the 19th century, as has been proven for the neighboring Münnerstadt and the Fliehburg on the Michelsberg.

Reichenbach is first mentioned in a document from March 20, 1172. In this document issued in Fulda , Ludwig II of Frankenstein hands over half of the village of Reichenbach to the Fulda Abbot Burkhard.

Reichenbach and Windheim are next mentioned in a document dated March 14, 1243 (another source mentions the year 1247), in which Count Hermann I von Henneberg a. a. the two places "Richenbach" and "Winden" had to hand over the Würzburg Bishop Hermann I von Lobdeburg as a pledge for compliance with a contract.

Towards the end of the 13th century, Reichenbach (together with Windheim and Burghausen ) fell to a large extent to the Teutonic Order of Munich . The interest goods located in Reichenbach at that time included a mill and a brick factory.

The nuns from the Wechterswinkel monastery also owned properties . In 1320/1321 they also sold their farm in Reichenbach to the Teutonic Order of Munich .

From 1336 onwards the whole village, with "property, bailiwick, court and what belongs to legitimate rule", belonged to the Teutonic Order. These ownership structures were to last until 1809. There was a change of ownership in 1634, when Reichenbach was under Swedish rule for a short time.

Most of Reichenbach's farmers earned their living as hackers , according to a protocol from the German Order Coming from 1694 . They must have done their work in the vineyards that were once located on the southern slopes of the Michelsberg. The viticulture in this area has been documented by original documents since 1230, but it was already noted in a document dated December 28, 770 (this is only preserved as a copy from the 19th century) that the noble Free Egi and Sigihilt gave all their to the Fulda Monastery Estates in Münnerstadt donated "cum vineis" (with vineyards). In addition to wine, fish and meat were among the goods sold by the Reichenbachers to the Teutonic Order. Some women also hired themselves as laundresses for the German rulers.

Reichenbach experienced a last "change of ownership" on January 1st, 1972 when, like many other previously independent villages in the area, it was incorporated into Münnerstadt . Since then, the interests of the village have been represented to the city by a local representative. The current local representative is Fabian Nöth (when he took office he was Bavaria's youngest local representative).

Reichenbacher Mill

Even today, shortly after leaving the village, in the direction of Burglauer , the "Mühle" stands. This mill , which is no longer active today , was built by a Jörg Schmidt from Schmalwasser , dating back to 1557. The actual mill building was demolished in the mid-1970s. It is not yet known where the mill, which was already mentioned as interest in Reichenbach in the 13th century, was located.

church

Initially, the communities Reichenbach and Burghausen had a common parish church, the Michelskirche on the Michelsberg of the same name . This was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1806. The church fund was divided between the two parishes in 1820, and on July 15, 1860 the foundation stone was laid in Reichenbach for the new church of St. Michael . The first baptism in Reichenbach itself took place on November 10, 1861.

Panoramic picture of the church ruins Michelsberg

societies

There are a large number of associations and groups in Reichenbach:

• Carrier Pigeon Club 0123
• BZV 064 "winning pigeon" Münnerstadt
• FC Teutonia Reichenbach
• Reichenbach volunteer fire department
• Reichenbach choir
  • Reichenbach singers and musicians
  • Traditional costume group Reichenbach
• 's Rhönchörle
• Association for horticulture and landscape maintenance Reichenbach

literature

• Leonhard Rugel: The districts of Reichenbach, Burghausen and Windheim were former interest villages of the Teutonic Order. In: Klaus-Dieter Guhling (editor): Münnerstadt in the past and present. Contributions to the history of the city. Schunk, Bad Königshofen 1985, ISBN 3-92209215-2 .
• Sängerkranz Reichenbach (Ed.): Planfest in Reichenbach, May 18-26, 1974. Festschrift.

Web links

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

• Reichenbach at www.muennerstadt.de
• Homepage of FC Teutonia Reichenbach
• Homepage of the Sängerkranz Reichenbach

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 427 .