Rengsdorf

Rengsdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 10 km north of Neuwied.

Rengsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Rengsdorf within Neuwied district
Rengsdorf
Rengsdorf
Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach
Government
  MayorChristian Robenek
Area
  Total6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total2,774
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56579
Dialling codes02634
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.kurortrengsdorf.de
The brook Laubach between Ehlscheid and Rengsdorf

Rengsdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach.

Today Rengsdorf is a regional well known Heilklimatischer Kurort[2] ("air spa") with popular forest walks. The Rheinsteig,[3] a 320 km (200 mi) hiking trail, also passes by the village.

Notable people

  • Fritz Henkel (1848–1930), founder of the Henkel Group
  • Norbert van Heyst (b. 1944), senior commander in the German Army and commander of the ISAF

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
  2. "Ortsgemeinde Rengsdorf: Rechtzeitiges Umdenken - nicht nur im Kulturwesen" (in German). Gemeinde- und Städtebund Rheinland-Pfalz. December 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "The Rheinsteig". Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH. Retrieved 25 March 2015.



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