Reichshof

Reichshof
Reichshof
	Coat of arms
	Location of Reichshof within Oberbergischer Kreis district
	Reichshof Reichshof
	Coordinates: 50°58′0″N 7°42′0″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Oberbergischer Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Rüdiger Gennies (CDU)
Area
• Total	114.67 km2 (44.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Lowest elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	18,600
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	51580
Dialling codes	02296, 02297, 02265, 02261
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	reichshof-online.de

Reichshof is a North Rhine-Westphalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in Germany, about 40 km east of Cologne. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.

History

While sources on the early history of the area are scarce, the name of the city suggests it was first founded during the reign of Charlemagne. It was first officially mentioned on August 1st, 1167, when it was granted as a gift by Friedrich I (Barbarossa) to Archbishop Rainald of Cologne.

As a consequence of the municipal reorganization of 1969, the formerly independent municipalities Denklingen and Eckenhagen were consolidated into the municipality of Reichshof. The management of the municipality of Reichshof takes place in Denklingen.

Features of interest

The area has swimming pools and various sporting facilities (tennis, horse racing, shooting galleries, a gymnasium and a bicycle park). There are also several elementary schools.

The Denklingen Railway Bridge is a protected heritage site, part of the Wiehl Valley Railway (Wiehltalbahn). Various museums, churches and parks are open to visitors, along with historic mills and Denklingen Castle.

Companies in the new industrial area of Wehnrat include Ralf Bohle GmbH, producers of Schwalbe bicycle tires, SCEMTEC Transponder Technology GmbH, and Stahlbau GmbH (textiles).

Twin towns

Roden (since 2001 Noordenveld), Netherlands (since 1963)

Population of Reichshof

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1991	17,394	—
1992	17,641	+1.42%
1993	18,277	+3.61%
1994	18,521	+1.34%
1995	18,860	+1.83%
1996	19,109	+1.32%
1997	19,366	+1.34%
1998	19,587	+1.14%
1999	19,805	+1.11%
2000	20,019	+1.08%
2001	20,242	+1.11%

References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

External links

official homepage municipality Reichshof

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.