Reichenbach am Heuberg
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Reichenbach am Heuberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Reichenbach am Heuberg within Tuttlingen district | |
  Reichenbach am Heuberg | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′57″N 08°50′32″E / 48.13250°N 8.84222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Tuttlingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–27) | Hans Marquardt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 748 m (2,454 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 473 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78564 |
| Dialling codes | 07429 |
| Vehicle registration | TUT |
Reichenbach is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Geography
[edit]Reichenbach lies on the Heuberg Plateau, a high plateau in the south of the Swabian Jura. The Lower Bära river flows through the town. Additionally a small tributary, called the Reichenbach or Talbach, runs through the town and empties into the Bära.
Neighboring communities
[edit]Reichenbach is bounded on the north by Obernheim, on the east by Nusplingen, both in the Zollernalbkreis. On the southeast it borders on Egesheim, in the southwest on Bubsheim, and on the northwest on Wehingen.
Community structure
[edit]The community of Reichenbach consists of the village of Reichenbach am Heuberg and the hamlet of Holzwiesen.[3]
History
[edit]Reichenbach first appears in written records in the year 793. The village belonged to the County of Hohenberg. In the year 1391 it became part of Further Austria, where it remained until it became part of Württemberg.
Between 1928 and 1966 Reichenbach was a terminus of the Heuberg Railroad. At one time a farming village it has now become an industrial and residential community.
Culture and tourism
[edit]Reichenbach is affiliated with the tourist association "Donaubergland".
The rococo Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus is home to a little known organ of the master organ builder Hieronymus Spiegel.
References
[edit]- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band VI: Regierungsbezirk Freiburg Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2, S. 635.
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