Richstein

Richstein City of Bad Berleburg Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 9 ″ N , 8 ° 27 ′ 41 ″ E
Height :	438 (410-600) m
Area :	14.7 km²
Residents :	321 (Nov. 30, 2012)
Population density :	22 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	57319
Area code :	02755

Richstein is a district of Bad Berleburg in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Neighboring places

history

The first written mention of Richstein comes from the year 1384 and gives the Richstein Castle (in the original: Rischenstein) as a fief to the Wittgensteiners .

From the 15th century onwards, Richstein became a so-called freedom with its own official seat and regional court. In 1590 the village, which until then had been on the castle hill, burned down completely. As a result, the castle fell into disrepair. In the 16th century the construction of the village began, which was now settled in the valley. Another fire in 1828 also partially destroyed the new village.

In 1969 the two-class school was closed.

Until the incorporation, which came into force on January 1, 1975, the place was an independent municipality in the then Wittgenstein district .

As part of the Habitats Directive , a 14.8 hectare nature reserve was set up in the immediate vicinity of the village in 1991.

Population development

1572: 031 residents
1634: 027 teams
1662: 019 houses
1736: 230 inhabitants
1819: 344 inhabitants in 27 houses
1854: 437 inhabitants in 60 houses
1900: 308 inhabitants
1961: 456 inhabitants
1970: 428 inhabitants
1974: 397 inhabitants
2012: 321 inhabitants

Web links

Richstein in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 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. 337 .
↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 138 .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-1] 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. 337 .

[2] Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 138 .