Reichenbach (Schmalkalden)

Reichenbach City of Schmalkalden Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ N , 10 ° 27 ′ 58 ″ E
Height :	338 m above sea level NN
Residents :	176 (2012)
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	98574
Area code :	03683
	Location of Reichenbach in Schmalkalden
	Partial view of the place

Reichenbach is a district of the city of Schmalkalden in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia .

location

Reichenbach is located northeast of the city center and can be reached via state road 1026 and the local connecting road. The hall of the village is dependent on the southwestern slope of the valley and blessed with balks interspersed. There is forest on the western and northern slopes and mountains.

history

On August 10, 1330, the village Reichenbach was first mentioned in the "Frankensteiner Kaufbrief". As a result of this sale, the place went from the Herfeld holdings of the Lords of Frankenstein to the Counts of Henneberg -Schleusingen and was affiliated to the Schmalkalden office, half of which belonged to the Landgraviate of Hesse from 1360 and completely from 1583 (from 1567 to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ).

The citizens of the village were subject to ongoing political allegations. They lived from farming or were miners in the pits on the Stahlberg. There were two steel hammers until the 19th century. The development of the population gives an overview of the social development of the village: in 1895 there were 114 people; In 1936 there were 157; In 1948 there were 176 and in 2012 there were 133 people. In 1978 the village was incorporated into Schmalkalden.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 229.
^ Reichenbach on the homepage of the city of Schmalkalden
^ Reichenbach on the website of the city of Schmalkalden. Accessed on May 15, 2012

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 229.

[2] Reichenbach on the homepage of the city of Schmalkalden

[3] Reichenbach on the website of the city of Schmalkalden. Accessed on May 15, 2012