Reichenbach (Probstzella)

Reichenbach Probstzella municipality Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ′ 57 ″  N , 11 ° 22 ′ 33 ″  E
Height :	313 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	April 9, 1994
Postal code :	07330
Area code :	036735

Reichenbach is a district of Probstzella in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in Thuringia .

geography

The village is located east of the federal highway 85 on a western slope in the Thuringian slate mountains and is connected to traffic via the district road 157. The slopes are overgrown with forest and the boundary is cropped in places . The place is located in a valley between the Kirchberg and the Eichert at 320 meters above sea level.

Reichenbach near Probstzella

Reichenbach village church

history

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1426. The name is derived from the rich brook with fish, they say. First the village of Stiftsdorf was the Benedictine Abbey of Saalfeld , then it was affiliated with the Graefenthal office. Since 1599 the place belonged to the territory of the Saxon duchies. The village church is said to have been built on a pilgrimage chapel. In the 19th century, the inhabitants were engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and beekeeping. The villagers built slates in winter. Bungalows were built on the slate heaps.

Individual evidence

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. 228.
2. ↑ Information about the location on the website of the municipality of Probstzella ( Memento from May 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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