Reichenberg (Lower Franconia)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '  N , 9 ° 55'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Franconia
County :	Wurzburg
Height :	231 m above sea level NHN
Area :	34.79 km 2
Residents:	4115 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	118 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	97234
Area code :	0931
License plate :	WÜ , OCH
Community key :	09 6 79 176
Market structure:	7 districts
Market administration address :	Kirchgasse 5 97234 Reichenberg
Website :	www.markt-reichenberg.de
First Mayor :	Stefan Hemmerich ( SPD )
Location of the Reichenberg market in the Würzburg district

Reichenberg is a market in the district of Würzburg in the administrative district of Lower Franconia .

geography

The Reichenberg market is located south of the city of Würzburg. Reichenberg Castle is located on the eastern edge of the village .

Community structure

Reichenberg has seven districts (the type of settlement in brackets):

• Albertshausen ( parish village )
• Chaussee-Wirthshaus ( wasteland )
• Fuchsstadt
• Guttenberg (forester's house)
• Lindflur ( Kirchdorf )
• Reichenberg (main town)
• Uengershausen (parish village)

There are the districts Reichenberg, Albertshausen, Fuchsstadt, Uengershausen, Lindflur.

history

Until the church is planted

Reichenberg was part of the Albertshausen manor of the barons von Wolfskeel , which belonged to the Franconian knight circle . It was mediated by the Grand Duchy of Würzburg in 1806 and came to Bavaria with this in 1814. In 1818 the political municipality was established.

market

On May 1, 1978, the municipality of Reichenberg was given the suffix Markt .

Incorporations

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent communities Albertshausen, Lindflur, Uengershausen and the market place Fuchsstadt were incorporated.

Population development

• 1961: 3155 inhabitants
• 1970: 3501 inhabitants
• 1987: 3732 inhabitants
• 1991: 3882 inhabitants
• 1995: 4013 inhabitants
• 2000: 4090 inhabitants
• 2005: 4045 inhabitants
• 2010: 4015 inhabitants
• 2015: 4075 inhabitants

politics

mayor

Mayor is Stefan Hemmerich (SPD). He replaced the previous mayor Karl Hügelschäffer (CSU) in a runoff election on March 30, 2014. Hemmrich prevailed on March 15, 2020 with a voter turnout of 73.1% against two competitors with 57.0% of the vote and was elected for a further six years.

Market council

The municipal council election on March 15, 2020 led to the following result with a turnout of 73.1%:

list	Share of votes	Seats
CSU	35.34%	6th
SPD	27.59%	4th
Green	17.58%	3
Open list market Reichenberg	19.49%	3

coat of arms

The description of the municipal coat of arms, introduced in 1980, reads: "Under a silver shield head, inside a striding, looking black lion with a folded tail, in red a bouquet of three stalked silver heraldic roses with golden lugs".

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Reichenberg

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 2017 there were 982 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 1613 people were in an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 631 more than that of in-commuters. 42 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 49 farms.

traffic

Reichenberg is on the Stuttgart – Würzburg railway line between Lauda and Würzburg . In December 2010 , a stop went into operation , 800 meters from Reichenberg station, which was closed in 1977 . Since then, regional trains to Würzburg and Lauda have stopped here every hour during the day. There is a public transport connection to the city of Würzburg via bus every 30 to 60 minutes. Reichenberg can be reached by private car via the B19 federal road and from the Kist junction via the A7 motorway.

education

• Evangelical day care center Reichenberg
• Lindflur day care center
• Forest kindergarten "Schlupfwinkel"
• Reichenberg primary school

Personalities

• Martin Voit (* 1792 in Reichenberg; † 1825 on the Gold Coast ), medical officer in the Dutch service on the Gold Coast 1824-1825
• Leonhard Eißnert (* 1866 in Reichenberg, † 1949 in Offenbach am Main ), Hessian politician
• Klaus Götzner , musician and insurance salesman, as Funky K. Götzner drummer for Ton Steine ​​Scherben and the Berlin samba band Terra Brasilis .
• Benjamin Heisenberg (* 1974), director, author and visual artist, grew up in Reichenberg

literature

• Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein: Lexicon of Franconian place names - origin and meaning. Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia , CH Beck, 2013, p. 185.
• Ulrich Rüthel: World War II in our home. A contribution to the local history of Reichenberg. 1929-1949 . Reichenberg 1987.
• Ulrich Rüthel: The Wolffskeel family. Structures of an 800-year history . Reichenberg 1995.
• Ulrich Rüthel: History of the Count Wolffskeel from Reichenberg to Uettingen. Uettingen 1250th anniversary on September 1st, 2002 . Uettingen 2002.
• Ulrich Rüthel: History of Reichenberg Castle ( available online here )
• Ulrich Rüthel: market town Reichenberg - chronicle timeline . ( available online here )
• Ulrich Rüthel: Social structures in the domain of the Lords of Wolffskeel in Reichenberg near Würzburg . Wuerzburg 1975.
• Ulrich Rüthel: And change lasts forever ... History of the Reichenberg School . Würzburg 2006.
• Wolfgang Schindler: Kirchweih - the big festival in the country. Citizens from Fuchsstadt and Reichenberg remember . In: The little newspaper . Würzburg 1992. Edition 22, p. 31.
• Wolfgang Schindler: Hattenhausen was on fire 300 years ago. 1692 saw the birth of today's place name Reichenberg . In: The little newspaper . Würzburg 1992. Issue 16, p. 8.
• Wolfgang Schindler and Ulrich Rüthel: Markt Reichenberg with its districts Albertshausen, Fuchsstadt, Lindflur and Uengershausen. Pictures from the past. 2nd edition . Horb am Neckar 1990.

Web links

• Reichenberg website
• Information on the former Jewish community of Reichenberg at Alemannia Judaica
• Information on the former Jewish community of Reichenberg is available from jewische-gemeinden.de

Commons : Reichenberg (Unterfranken)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Reichenberg in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Entry on the coat of arms of Reichenberg (Lower Franconia)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Reichenberg (Lower Franconia): Official statistics of the LfStat (PDF; 1.05 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ^ Reichenberg community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on September 8, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Federal Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Historical municipality register for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 756 .
4. ^ Bulletin of the Reichenberg market, number 466, April 2014, p. 11, online: Bulletin 2014-04 ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Mayoral election 2020 , accessed on July 9, 2020
6. ↑ 2020 municipal council election , accessed on July 8, 2020
7. ^ Minutes of the municipal council meeting on October 6, 2009
8. ↑ http://www.mainpost.de/regional/wuerzburg/Mainfrankenbahntag-am-Samstag-im-Hauptbahnhof;art735,5865998
9. ^ Evangelical day care center in Reichenberg
10. ↑ Lindflur day care center
11. ↑ Waldkindergarten Schlupfwinkel
12. ↑ Reichenberg primary school
13. ↑ www.motorhorst.de: Klaus Götzner / Ton Steine ​​Scherben - A portrait .