Rickert

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Rickert
Rickert
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Coordinates: 54 ° 20 '  N , 9 ° 40'  E

Basic data
State : Schleswig-Holstein
Circle : Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Office : Fockbek
Height : 13 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.52 km 2
Residents: 1027 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 186 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes : 24782, 24787Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / zip code contains text
Area code : 04331
License plate : RD, ECK
Community key : 01 0 58 136
Office administration address: Rendsburger Strasse 42
24787 Fockbek
Website : www.gemeinde-rickert.de
Mayor : Michael Heinrich (AKWG)
Location of the municipality of Rickert in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Rickert is a municipality in Schleswig's Geest near Rendsburg in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Schleswig-Holstein. Ahrenstedt, Duten and Kamp belong to the municipality.

Geography and traffic

Rickert is located directly north of Rendsburg in the Hüttener Berge nature reserve . To the west run the federal highway 77 and the railway line from Rendsburg to Schleswig , to the east runs the federal highway 7 , also from Rendsburg to Schleswig. With the bus line 19 of the city traffic Rendsburg the public transport connection of the place is ensured.

history

Archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the Neolithic Age . The place itself was mentioned for the first time in 1470 and initially belonged to Duvenstedt , but the meaning of the place name has not been clarified.

In the 17th century there was great stress from the plague, the Thirty Years War and the Swedish-Danish War . Parts of Duten and Ahrenstedt were temporarily abandoned by their residents and turned into devastation. In 1712 the village was ravaged by the plague again , the dead were buried within the village on the Karkhoff.

During the wars in the 19th century, French , Russian , Swedish and Austrian troops were quartered in Rickert . At the end of the Franco-Prussian War , a peace oak was planted in 1871. This peace oak later became part of the coat of arms and is still in the town center today.

politics

Community representation

Of the eleven seats in the municipal council, the AKWG has eight seats since the 2013 local elections and the SPD three.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Increased divided by green and gold. Above a wheel and a harrow placed over a corner, below a rooted double oak in mixed up colors. "

economy

The community is predominantly agricultural, but also has a few businesses. There are also extensive residential areas. Many residents commute to Rendsburg, Kiel or Büdelsdorf .

Attractions

The list of cultural monuments in Rickert includes the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms