Reichertshofen (Upper Palatinate)
Reichertshofen
Community Sengenthal
Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 40 ″ N , 11 ° 25 ′ 13 ″ E
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Height : | 417 m above sea level NHN |
Residents : | 300 |
Incorporation : | January 1, 1972 |
Postal code : | 92369 |
Area code : | 09181 |
Reichertshofen at the foot of the Buchberg. On the left in the background the striking mountain range of the Sulzbürges. On the far horizon to the right is the Albtrauf near Thalmässing
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Reichertshofen is a part of the municipality of Sengenthal in the Upper Palatinate . The parish village has 300 inhabitants and is located south of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate at the foot of the Buchberg .
history
Reichertshofen belonged to the imperial estate around Neumarkt. A family of servants from the Reich Ministerials von Stein was resident. The Reichertshofers are mentioned for the first time in 1315 and had their property in fiefdom. After the Reichertshofer died out, the fiefdom justice was transferred to the Lords of Wolfstein in 1597 . As of 1820/21, Reichertshofen is an independent municipality in the Neumarkt district court. In the course of the territorial reform in 1972, the Reichertshofen community is dissolved and incorporated into the Sengenthal community.
The inclined beam with the three stars in the coat of arms of the municipality of Sengenthal was taken from the coat of arms of the Reichertshofer. Reichertshofen is the seat of the parish Reichertshofen.
Business
There are several family-run businesses in the village. In 2001 an industrial area was designated southeast of the old village. Reichertshofen is still characterized by agriculture . There are several farms in the village with more than 30 hectares of farmland.
Attractions
- Parish Church of St. Nicholas in Rococo style
- prehistoric fortifications on the Buchberg
- Rock formations (Teufelskeller and Predigtstuhl) on the Buchberg
- Hiking trails on the Buchberg
Social life
There are several associations and church institutions in the village:
- Reichertshofen parish and community library
- 1. Upper Palatinate Fingerhaklerverein Reichertshofen
- Soldiers and warrior comradeship Reichertshofen
- SpVgg Forst Buchberg Reichertshofen
- Jägerwiesl shooting club
- Reichertshofen volunteer fire department
- Kolping family Reichertshofen
- Reichertshofen Hunting Association
literature
- Bernhard Heinloth: Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Altbayern Heft 16, Neumarkt , Munich: Commission for Bavarian State History, 1967