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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German location
|Name = Reichenbach
|name = Reichenbach
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|lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 59
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|image_plan = Reichenbach in BIR.svg
|lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 16 |lon_sec = 59
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|state = Rheinland-Pfalz
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|Lageplan = Reichenbach in BIR.svg
|Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
|district = Birkenfeld
|Landkreis = Birkenfeld
|Verbandsgemeinde = Baumholder
|Verbandsgemeinde = Baumholder
|Höhe = 428
|elevation = 428
|Fläche = 11.13
|area = 11.13
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|postal_code = 55776
|Einwohner = 673<!-- Bitte nicht per Hand aktualisieren: [[Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Kommunen_und_Landkreise_in_Deutschland/Einwohnerzahlen]] -->
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|area_code = 06783
|PLZ = 55776
|licence = BIR
|Vorwahl = 06783
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 34 068
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 34 068
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|Adresse-Verband = Am Weiherdamm 1 <br/> 55774 Baumholder
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|leader_term = 2019&ndash;24
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''' Reichenbach''' is a municipality in the [[Birkenfeld (district)|district of Birkenfeld]], in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]].
'''Reichenbach''' is an ''[[Ortsgemeinde (Germany)|Ortsgemeinde]]'' – a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] belonging to a ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'', a kind of collective municipality – in the [[Birkenfeld (district)|Birkenfeld]] [[Districts of Germany|district]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It belongs to the [[Baumholder (Verbandsgemeinde)|''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Baumholder]], whose seat is in the [[Baumholder|like-named town]].

==Geography==

===Location===
The municipality lies on the like-named brook, the Reichenbach, west of the 563&nbsp;m-high Feldberg. The municipal area is 37.5% wooded.

===Neighbouring municipalities===
Reichenbach borders in the north on the municipality of [[Frauenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate|Frauenberg]], in the east on the Baumholder military drilling ground, in the south on the municipality of [[Ruschberg]] and in the west on the municipalities of [[Nohen]] and [[Kronweiler]].

===Constituent communities===
Also belonging to Reichenbach are the outlying homesteads of Gerichtmannsmühle, Reichenbacherhöfe and Sonnenhof.<ref>[http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1132_201001_ur_G.pdf Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125005812/http://www.statistik.rlp.de/fileadmin/dokumente/berichte/A1132_201001_ur_G.pdf |date=2015-11-25 }}, Seite 18 (PDF)</ref>

==Politics==

===Municipal council===
The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by [[Plurality voting system|majority vote]] at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.<ref>[http://wahlen.rlp.de/kw/wahlen/2009/gemeinderatswahlen/ergebnisse/1340106800.html Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat]</ref>

===Mayor===
Reichenbach's mayor is Olaf Schmidt.<ref name=mayor/>

===Coat of arms===
The municipality's [[Coat of arms|arms]] might be described thus: Per bend azure a bend sinister wavy between two millrinds palewise in bend, issuant from base a mount of three all argent, and chequy gules and argent.

The “chequy” field is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the [[County of Sponheim]].

==Culture and sightseeing==

===Buildings===
The following are listed buildings or sites in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:<ref>[http://denkmallisten.gdke-rlp.de/Birkenfeld.pdf Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district]</ref>
* [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Evangelical]] parish church, Kirchstraße 11 – [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] quarrystone [[aisleless church]], 1863/1864, Municipal Master Builder Maßweiler, [[Sankt Wendel]]
* Auf dem Schoß 11 – stately estate complex along the street, 1879
* Between Hauptstraße 44 and 49 – warriors’ memorial for the victims of the [[First World War]]; stelelike, [[sandstone]] block with relief, design by Professor Renker, [[Trier]], execution by F. Ritter and successors, after 1918

==Economy and infrastructure==

===Transport===
Running south of the village is the [[Autobahn]] [[Bundesautobahn 62|A&nbsp;62]] ([[Kaiserslautern]]–[[Trier]]). Serving nearby [[Nohen]] is a [[railway station]] on the [[Nahe Valley Railway]] ([[Bingen am Rhein|Bingen]]–[[Saarbrücken]]).


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.infothek.statistik.rlp.de |title=Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz |accessdate=2007-09-02 |format= |work= }}
==External links==
*[http://www.vgv-baumholder.de/die_gemeinden/reichenbach/ Reichenbach in the collective municipality’s webpages] {{in lang|de}}


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Latest revision as of 02:10, 1 June 2023

Reichenbach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Reichenbach
Coat of arms
Location of Reichenbach within Birkenfeld district
Reichenbach is located in Germany
Reichenbach
Reichenbach
Reichenbach is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Reichenbach
Reichenbach
Coordinates: 49°39′N 07°17′E / 49.650°N 7.283°E / 49.650; 7.283
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBirkenfeld
Municipal assoc.Baumholder
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Olaf Schmidt[1]
Area
 • Total11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Elevation
428 m (1,404 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total527
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
55776
Dialling codes06783
Vehicle registrationBIR
Websitewww.reichenbach-nahe.de

Reichenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Baumholder, whose seat is in the like-named town.

Geography

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Location

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The municipality lies on the like-named brook, the Reichenbach, west of the 563 m-high Feldberg. The municipal area is 37.5% wooded.

Neighbouring municipalities

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Reichenbach borders in the north on the municipality of Frauenberg, in the east on the Baumholder military drilling ground, in the south on the municipality of Ruschberg and in the west on the municipalities of Nohen and Kronweiler.

Constituent communities

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Also belonging to Reichenbach are the outlying homesteads of Gerichtmannsmühle, Reichenbacherhöfe and Sonnenhof.[3]

Politics

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Municipal council

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The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[4]

Mayor

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Reichenbach's mayor is Olaf Schmidt.[1]

Coat of arms

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The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per bend azure a bend sinister wavy between two millrinds palewise in bend, issuant from base a mount of three all argent, and chequy gules and argent.

The “chequy” field is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the County of Sponheim.

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:[5]

  • Evangelical parish church, Kirchstraße 11 – Gothic Revival quarrystone aisleless church, 1863/1864, Municipal Master Builder Maßweiler, Sankt Wendel
  • Auf dem Schoß 11 – stately estate complex along the street, 1879
  • Between Hauptstraße 44 and 49 – warriors’ memorial for the victims of the First World War; stelelike, sandstone block with relief, design by Professor Renker, Trier, execution by F. Ritter and successors, after 1918

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Running south of the village is the Autobahn A 62 (Kaiserslautern–Trier). Serving nearby Nohen is a railway station on the Nahe Valley Railway (Bingen–Saarbrücken).

References

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  1. ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
  3. ^ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Amtliches Verzeichnis der Gemeinden und Gemeindeteile Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, Seite 18 (PDF)
  4. ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
  5. ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
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