Reichenthal

This article deals with the municipality in Austria. For the desert of the same name in the Czech Republic see Hraničky (Rozvadov) . See also: Reichental , Reichtal , Richental .

market community Reichenthal
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Urfahr environment
License plate :	UU
Surface:	18.89 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 33 '  N , 14 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '47 "  N , 14 ° 23' 1"  E
Height :	683  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,491 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4193
Area code :	0 72 14
Community code :	4 16 20
Address of the municipal administration:	Upper Market 11 4193 Reichenthal
Website:	www.reichenthal.at
politics
Mayoress :	Karin Kampelmüller ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (19 members)	10 5 4th 10 5 4th  A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 10 FPÖ : 5 SPÖ : 4
Location of Reichenthal in the Urfahr-Umgebung district
Place view
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Reichenthal is a market town in Upper Austria in the Urfahr-Umgebung district in the upper Mühlviertel with 1491 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Reichenthal lies at an altitude of 683 m in the upper Mühlviertel. The community belonged to the judicial district of Leonfelden until 2012 and has been part of the judicial district of Freistadt since January 1, 2013 . The extension is 5.4 km from north to south and 7.3 km from west to east. The total area is 18.8 km². The Kettenbach flows through the village and does not flow to the Danube , as is usual in the Mühlviertel , but to the Vltava to the Czech Republic .

Community structure

The municipality includes the following localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• All Hat (34)
• Böhmdorf (55) including Altmühle
• Hayrl (58)
• Kohlgrub (18)
• Liebenthal (71)
• Miesenbach (41)
• Niederreichenthal (50)
• Reichenthal (912)
• Schwarzenbach (69)
• Foundation (130)
• Vierhof (53)

Area distribution:

Neighboring communities

Vyšší Brod ( CZ )		Rainbach
Schenkenfelden	Forest castle

Population development

year	Residents	change	percentage change
2018	1,513	+42	+ 2.9%
2011	1,471	+86	+ 6.2%
2001	1,385	+121	+ 9.6%
1991	1,264	-39	-3.0%
1981	1,303

From 1981 to 1991 the population decreased because the migration balance was very negative. In the following decades, emigration decreased and the birth balance became more positive, so that the population rose.

coat of arms

Official description of the municipal coat of arms:

Split; on the right, in red, on the raised central dome of a green three-hill, a silver, inward-turned falcon, on the left, split three times by silver and red .

The hunting falcon from the family coat of arms of Count Grundemann von Falkenberg , who have owned Waldenfels Castle since 1636, symbolizes the close historical ties between the young market town and the manorial power at the time. The state colors white and red indicate the modern award of the coat of arms in 1950 by the Upper Austrian state government.

history

Originally located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria, the place has belonged to the Duchy of Austria since the 12th century and to the Principality of Austria ob der Enns since 1490 .

In 1357 the place was first mentioned as Reychenthal , the place name being derived from a rich, productive valley.

For centuries, salt was transported to Bohemia via the “ Hellmonsödt - Schenkenfelden - Reichenthal - Oberhaid ” mule track , a variant of the Linzer Steig .

Attractions

See also: List of listed objects in Reichenthal

• Reichenthal parish church : built in the 19th century, also called 'Mühlviertler Dom', as it is the largest church in the Mühlviertel. The pulpit of seven deadly sins is well worth seeing. The pulpit is supported by a tree trunk, around which a giant serpent with seven human heads, symbolizing the seven deadly sins, winds.
• Waldenfels Castle : The castle was built around 1300. In 1636 Konstantin Grundemann acquired it, who received the right of patronage over Reichenthal and Waldburg as a reward for his work in the Counter Reformation.
• Mühlenmuseum Reichenthal-Hayrl : The Mühlenmuseum Reichenthal-Hayrl is located at the beginning of the 10-Mühlen-Wanderweg. In the center of the museum is the house mill with the miller's room, which allows a glimpse into the former handicraft and miller's life.
• 10-Mühlen-Wanderweg: The 10-Mühlen-Wanderweg is 15.5 km long and leads past a large number of mills.
• Waldkapelle Liebenthal: The forest chapel was built on a hill in 1936. A way of the cross consisting of 14 wayside shrines leads around the chapel.

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  Reichenthal parish church

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  Seven Deadly Sins Pulpit - Anger

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  Waldenfels Castle

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  Mill museum in Reichenthal with house mill and Venetian saw (right)

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  Venetian saw in the mill museum

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  Mill Museum - general plan

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  Forest Chapel Liebenthal

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  Reichenthal municipal office

Sons and daughters of the church

• Helmuth Pree (* 1950), Roman Catholic canon lawyer
• Bernd Preinfalk (* 1966), composer and musician

Web links

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

• Community website
• 41620 - Reichenthal. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Further information about the municipality of Reichenthal on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• Literature on Reichenthal in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Reichenthal, population development. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ State of Upper Austria, history and geography, coat of arms. Retrieved May 12, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Karl Hohensinner , Peter Wiesinger : Place Name Book of the Province of Upper Austria 10. The place names of the political district Urfahr-Umgebung (Middle Mühlviertel). Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Vienna 2006.
5. ↑ 10-Mühlen-Wanderweg on muehlenverein.at.