Reichenbach an der Fils

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Statistics
State:	Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk:	Stuttgart
District:	Esslingen
Area:	7.43 km²
Population:	8,070 (31 December 2002)
Population density:	1,086/km²
Elevation:	374 m
Postal code:	73258-72362
Area/distance code:	71-53 (071-53)
Location:	48°43′N 9°28′E
Municipal code:	08116058
Car designation:	`ES`
Arrangement of the city:	1 districts
Address of the city administration:
Website:	www.reichenbach-fils.de

Reichenbach an der Fils is a suburban Stuttgart place in the Esslingen district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 25 km from Stuttgart via Route 10. There is a station for Filsbahnstrecke Stuttgart - Ulm.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Twinnings
4 Sites of the interest

[edit] History

Reichenbach was mentioned for the first time in 1268.

In 1906, it was changed to Reichenbach an der Fils to avoid confusion.

[edit] Economy

In the early 1990s, the textile mill which had their payments of taxation for buildings like the Brühlhalle or a school. Factories that were closed were Traub. The stadium Hermann-Traub-Stadion was named after this company which is the founder of the stadium which is associated.

Today there small businesses. The larger business are the cardboard manufacturer Seyfert.