Rieden (Upper Palatinate)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Amberg-Sulzbach
Height :	365 m above sea level NHN
Area :	32.29 km 2
Residents:	2660 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	82 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92286
Area code :	09624
License plate :	AS, BUL , ESB , NAB , SUL
Community key :	09 3 71 146
Market structure:	17 districts
; Market administration address :	Hirschwalder Str. 27 ; 92286 Rieden
Website :	www.rieden.com
Mayor :	Erwin Geitner ( CSU )
Location of the Rieden market in the Amberg-Sulzbach district

Rieden is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach , consisting of the village of Rieden and the formerly independent municipality of Vilshofen.

geography

Geographical location

Rieden is located in the Upper Palatinate North region on the lower reaches of the northernmost Vils , about 18 km before its confluence with the Naab near Kallmünz . The Hohenfels military training area begins about 1.5 km from the southwestern municipal boundary .

Community structure

Rieden has 17 districts:

There are the districts Vilshofen, Rieden, Siegenhofen and Taubenbacher Forst.

history

Until the church is planted

The market vineyards was before 1800 Pflegamt and belonged to Rentamt Amberg of the Electorate of Bavaria. Rieden had market rights with important proprietary rights. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , the municipality of Rieden was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Incorporations

In 1945/46 parts of the Siegenhofen community were incorporated into the Rieden community.

Today's community was created on January 1, 1971 by merging the communities of Vilshofen and Rieden. On September 1, 2015, the municipality-free area of Hirschwald was dissolved . A part was incorporated into the municipality of Rieden.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the market grew from 2,379 to 2,688 by 309 inhabitants or 13%.

1970: 2245 inhabitants
1987: 2303 inhabitants
1991: 2527 inhabitants
1995: 2698 inhabitants
2000: 2893 inhabitants
2005: 2970 inhabitants
2010: 2914 inhabitants
2015: 2735 inhabitants

politics

Market council election 2020

(in %)

%

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

55.69

22.23

22.07

CSU

FWG

SPD

Current distribution of seats in the Rieden municipal council (March 15, 2020)

A total of 14 seats

CSU : 8
FWG : 3
SPD : 3

Market council

The municipal council has 14 members. Another member and chairman of the market council is the mayor. In the local elections on March 15, 2020, 1,455 of the 2,243 residents entitled to vote in Markt Rieden exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 64.87%.

mayor

In the local elections on March 15, 2020, Erwin Geitner (CSU), who has been in office since May 1, 2014, was re-elected with 77.55% of the vote.

coat of arms

A coat of arms, probably derived from the seal image, has been documented since 1568; it became invalid in 1971. In 1972 the new acceptance took place by resolution of the municipal council and the approval of the government of the Upper Palatinate. The description reads: "In silver, a left-turned, red-tongued black male with a gold collar."

tax income

In 2017, the municipal tax revenue amounted to 2,082,000 euros, of which 358,000 euros were trade tax receipts (net) and 1,321,000 euros were the municipality's share of income tax.

Aerial view of the former Rieden Castle

Culture and sights

Vilshofen
- Parish Church of St. Michael (1781)
- All Souls Chapel on Pfarrberg (1495)
- Wieskirche am Pfarrberg (1751)
- Way of the Cross on the Pfarrberg (1747)
Vineyards
- Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary (1717)
- St. George Church (15th century)
- Weg Chapel on Kreuther Strasse (1687)
- Chapel on Schloßberg with Stations of the Cross (18th century)
- Prehistoric ring wall
Rieden-Kreuth
- GOND (big festival)
- Ragnarök 2010 in the Ostbayernhalle

nature

The Lower Pfistertal nature reserve north of Vilshofen

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 2017 there were 376 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 1162 people were in an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance. This meant that the number of out-commuters was 786 more than that of in-commuters. 53 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 22 farms; 1063 hectares of the municipality were used for agriculture.