Reichshof

Reichshof

Coat of arms
Reichshof

Coordinates: 50°58′0″N 7°42′0″E / 50.96667°N 7.70000°ECoordinates: 50°58′0″N 7°42′0″E / 50.96667°N 7.70000°E
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Köln
District Oberbergischer Kreis
Government
  Mayor Gregor Rolland (CDU)
Area
  Total 114.67 km2 (44.27 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 18,688
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 51580
Dialling codes 02296, 02297, 02265, 02261
Vehicle registration GM
Website reichshof-online.de

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

General meaning

As a sequence of the municipal re-organization 1969 the municipalities independent up to now Denklingen and to Eckenhagen were summarized to the municipality Reichshof. The management seat of the municipality Reichshof is in Denklingen.

A base Charlemagne was also designated imperial court. This dragged from imperial court to imperial court to be able to administer his empire.

The coat of arms of Reichshof

The arms were granted on September 11, 1972.

The name is taken from the former Imperial Estate Reichshof Eckenhagen, which was established in 1167 and acquired by the Counts of Berg in 1257. The upper part of the arms shows the Imperial Eagle, and is used as a canting symbol for the municipality. The lower part is the lion of the Counts of Berg, and is taken from the seal of Eckenhagen from 1557.

Economy

In the new industria area of Wehnrat (Available surface, 50,000 square meters.) some significant companies are settled meanwhile, e.g.

A large employer in the municipality Reichshof is BPW Bergische axle Wiehl, with its branch factories in Brüchermühle and in Hunsheim.

The localities of the municipality Reichshof

Division of the town

  • Aggermühle
  • Allenbach
  • Allinghausen
  • Alpe
  • Berghausen
  • Bieshausen
  • Blankenbach
  • Blasseifen
  • Blockhaus
  • Borner
  • Branscheid
  • Breidenbach
  • Brüchermühle
  • Buchen
  • Burgmühle
  • Denklingen
  • Dorn
  • Dreschhausen
  • Dreslingen
  • Drespe
  • Eckenhagen
  • Eiershagen
  • Eichholz (Denklingen)
  • Eichholz (Eckenhagen)
  • Erdingen
  • Ersbach
  • Eueln
  • Fahrenberg
  • Feld
  • Feldermühle
  • Freckhausen
  • Grünschlade
  • Grunewald
  • Hähnen (Denklingen)
  • Hähnen (Eckenhagen)
  • Hahn
  • Hahnbuche
  • Hahnenseifen
  • Halsterbach
  • Hamig
  • Hardt
  • Hasbach
  • Hasenbach
  • Hassel
  • Hecke
  • Heidberg
  • Heide
  • Heienbach
  • Heikausen
  • Heischeid
  • Heseln
  • Hespert
  • Hundhausen
  • Hunsheim
  • Kalbertal
  • Kamp
  • Komp (Denklingen)
  • Komp (Eckenhagen)
  • Konradshof
  • Laienschlade
  • Lepperhof
  • Löffelsterz
  • Lüsberg
  • Meiswinkel
  • Mennkausen
  • Mittelagger
  • Mühlenschlade
  • Müllerheide
  • Nebelseifen
  • Nespen
  • Neumühle
  • Niedersteimel
  • Nosbach
  • Nothausen
  • Oberagger
  • Obersteimel
  • Oberwehnrath
  • Odenspiel
  • Ösingen
  • Ohlhagen
  • Pettseifen
  • Pochwerk
  • Elsterschlade
  • Schalenbach
  • Schemmerhausen
  • Schmittseifen
  • Schneppenberg
  • Schneppenhurth
  • Schönenbach
  • Singelbert
  • Sinspert
  • Sotterbach
  • Stein
  • Sterzenbach
  • Tillkausen
  • Ulbert
  • Volkenrath
  • Wald
  • Wehnrath
  • Welpe
  • Wiedenhof
  • Wiehl
  • Wildberg
  • Wildbergerhütte
  • Windfus
  • Wolfkammer
  • Wolfseifen
  • Zimmerseifen

Population of Reichshof

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%

Schools and educational facilities

Places of interest

Sports sites

Sons and daughters of the municipality

Twin towns

References

  1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 4 September 2014.

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