Reichenbach (District of Kronach)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Kronach
Management Community :	Teuschnitz
Height :	610 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.65 km 2
Residents:	657 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96358
Area code :	09268
License plate :	KC, SAN
Community key :	09 4 76 166
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Main street 32 ; 96358 Reichenbach
Website :	www.reichenbach-kronach.de
First Mayor:	Karin Ritter ( SPD )
Location of the community of Reichenbach in the district of Kronach

Field chapel St. Mariae

Reichenbach is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach in Bavaria . She is a member of the Teuschnitz administrative community .

Geographical location

Reichenbach is located in the Franconian Forest Nature Park . The Franconian Marienweg runs through the village .

history

In 1190 Reichenbach was first mentioned as "Richebach".

In 1862 the rural community of Reichenbach was incorporated into the newly created Bavarian district office of Teuschnitz . The village belonged to the Ludwigsstadt district court and had 433 inhabitants in 1871. A Catholic denominational school was in the place. In 1950 Reichenbach had 1160 inhabitants and in 1987 966 inhabitants. 30 years later, the number had dropped to 671.

The parish church of St. Michael was built from 1974 to 1975. The church was consecrated on September 18, 1977 by the Archbishop of Bamberg, Elmar Maria Kredel . On July 18, 1978 Reichenbach was appointed parish church of the parish of Haßlach near Teuschnitz.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the population fell from 956 to 667 by 289 or by 30.2%; third largest population loss in percent in Bavaria in the period mentioned.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has eight members. There is also the honorary mayor.

	CSU	SPD	Citizens Register Reichenbach (BLR)	total
2002	3	5	0	8 seats
2008	5	3	0	8 seats
2014	2	4th	2	8 seats

mayor

Karin Ritter (SPD) has been the mayor since May 1, 2008. The predecessor was Roland Schnappauf (CSU).

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : "In blue a growing, left-turning, golden crook, the curvature ending in a clover leaf, topped with a slanted crossed golden miner's hammer and a golden slateer's hammer as well as a lowered silver wavy bar."