Richless

Richless Municipality Freiensteinau Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 43 "  N , 9 ° 25 ′ 41"  E
Height :	495 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.33 km²  [LAGIS]
Residents :	142  (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	33 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	36399
Area code :	0 66 69
View of Reichlos from a system in the wind farm near Freiensteinau

Reichlos is a district of the municipality Freiensteinau in the Vogelsbergkreis in East Hesse in the state of Hesse in the Federal Republic of Germany .

geography

Reichlos lies on the southern foothills of the Vogelsberg .

Neighboring places

The place borders in the north on the place Jossa , in the east on the place Hauswurz , in the south on the place Weidenau and in the west on the place Gunzenau of the municipality Freiensteinau .

history

Location of Reichlos ( Reichlec. ) On a map of the Fulda Monastery from 1574

It was first mentioned in 1270 under the name " Richolfes ". It was called " Richuôlfs " around 1361. Around 1485 the name for the village is " Reycholß " and in 1582 " Reichles ".

The place belonged to the rule Riedesel . Here the Riedesel'schen ordinances were considered as particular law . The Common Law applied only to the extent those regulations did not contain provisions. Theoretically, this special right retained its validity even while it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the 19th century, but only individual provisions were used in judicial practice. The particular law was replaced on January 1, 1900 by the civil code that was uniformly valid throughout the German Empire .

On December 31, 1971, the place was incorporated into the municipality of Freiensteinau.

politics

Mayor Roland Hoschka.

Personalities

• Adalbert Freiherr von Schleifras (February 18, 1650 in * Reichlos; † October 6, 1714 in Fulda ) was 1682-1683 dean of the deanery Blankenau and 1700-1714 abbot of Fulda

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data and facts from the Freiensteinau community
2. ↑ Arthur B. Schmidt: The historical foundations of civil law in the Grand Duchy of Hesse . Curt von Münchow, Giessen 1893, p. 29, note 92 and p. 103, note 14.
3. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 367 .

Web links

• District Reichlos on the website of the municipality of Freiensteinau.
• Reichlos, Vogelsbergkreis. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of July 22, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).