Reichental (Gernsbach)

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Reichental
City of Gernsbach
Reichental coat of arms
Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 44 "  N , 8 ° 23 ′ 26"  E
Height : 384 m
Area : 47.2 km²
Residents : 800
Population density : 17 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 76593
Area code : 07224
Reichental
Reichental

Reichental is a district of Gernsbach in the Rastatt district , Baden-Württemberg .

geography

The Black Forest village is located below the 988 m high Hohloh in the valley of the Reichenbach, a tributary of the Murg . The state road 76b that crosses the village leads from Gernsbach-Hilpertsau, after a very steep and winding ascent from the Reichental exit, via Kaltenbronn into the Enztal to Enzklösterle and Bad Wildbad .

In addition to the surrounding forests, the landscape is characterized by terraced meadows and fields on the slopes around the village as well as steeply rising meadow valleys. A special feature of cultural history and only to be found in the entire Black Forest in the area of ​​the central Murgtal in the area from Gernsbach to Forbach are the so-called "Heuhüttentäler", which is also typical for Reichental. Due to the cramped valley location, the hay for winter feeding had to be stored on the meadows higher up. These huts were mentioned for the first time in a visit report from 1683. According to tradition, Tyrolean woodcutters brought with them the construction method, which is otherwise only found in the Alpine region, when they settled in the Murg Valley , especially after the heavy population losses in the Thirty Years War .

  • View from the Dachsstein to Reichental and the Hohloh

  • Half-timbered houses in Reichental

  • The Reichental swimming pool in a hayloft valley

  • Natural monument organ rock made of Forbach granite

history

Reichental was first mentioned in a document in 1339/40. In the past, the main livelihood of the village was the large forest areas. A fire destroyed most of the houses and the grinding mill in the village on Palm Sunday 1622. Reichental was only able to recover from this in the course of the 18th century. In 1897 the construction of the St. Mauritius Church began, which was completed in 1898 and consecrated in 1900 by Friedrich Justus Knecht .

On January 1, 1975, Reichental was incorporated into Gernsbach. In July 2015 the district celebrated its 675th anniversary .

politics

The Reichental local council is an independent body alongside the local council. He has the right to make suggestions in all matters relating to the Reichental district. The chairman of the committee is the mayor, Guido Wieland, BvR + SPD.

coat of arms

In a split shield in front the Latin black capital letter R in gold, behind in silver on a green base a green fir tree with a black trunk.

Others

Christ sculpture, part of the Mount of Olives Group from 1923 at the entrance to the village

The forest museum has been set up in the former village sawmill and provides information about the history of the forest and its management.

Due to its picturesque location, the village architecture with many half-timbered houses and the proximity to the Baden-Baden production site, it is a filming location for television series and films such as Die Fallers and Die Indian Ärztin (1994–1996, with Rosel Zech ).

The Kunstweg am Reichenbach leads from Reichental to Hilpertsau .

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Panoramic view from the north over Reichental

literature

  • Friedbert Zapf: 1340–2015 - Reichental - stories of a changing village. Casimir Katz Verlag, Gernsbach 2015.
  • State archives office Baden-Württemberg, district Rastatt and state media center Baden-Württemberg (ed.): District descriptions of the state of Baden-Württemberg - The district of Rastatt . Volume 2, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7995-1364-7 , pp. 79–152, in particular 122–125.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Angelika Schwabe-Braun: The hay barn meadows in Murgtal in northern Baden - history, vegetation, species protection. Reprint from publications for nature conservation and conservation in Baden-Württemberg. Volume 55/65 (1982), Karlsruhe 1983, ISBN 3-88251-072-0 , p. 175.
  2. ^ Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg, Landkreis Rastatt and Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg (ed.): District descriptions of the state of Baden-Württemberg - The district of Rastatt. Volume 2, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-7995-1364-7 , p. 122 ff.
  3. ↑ Church “St. Mauritius Reichental ”. kath-gernsbach.de, accessed on June 27, 2016 .
  4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 483 .
  5. ↑ 675 years of Reichental. Official website of the village festival ( Memento from January 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Clemens Kieser, Karlfriedrich Ohr, Wolfgang Stopfel, Martin Walter: Art and cultural monuments in the Rastatt district and in Baden-Baden. Konrad-Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1599-5 , p. 223.
  7. ↑ Reichental Forest Museum. City of Gernsbach, accessed on May 9, 2019 .