Reckendorf

Reckendorf

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Reckendorf

Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E / 50.01889; 10.83056Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E / 50.01889; 10.83056
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Bamberg
Municipal assoc. Baunach
Government
 • Mayor Klaus Etterer (CSU)
Area
 • Total 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,047
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 96182
Dialling codes 09544
Vehicle registration BA
Website www.vg-baunach.bnv-bamberg.de/1r-index.html

Reckendorf is a community in the district of Bamberg, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. With roughly 2,000 inhabitants, Reckendorf is a member of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Baunach.

Geography

Reckendorf lies in the Upper Franconia-Northwest region.

Constituent communities

Reckendorf’s main and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its Gemeindeteile with a population of 1,952. The community furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure:

The community also has four traditional rural land units, known in German as Gemarkungen, named Laimbach, Reckendorf, Daschendorfer Forst and Lußberger Forst, two of which have the same names as two of the constituent communities (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after a town or village lying nearby). The other two are woodlands.

History

The Lords of Schöfstall were from 1349 until the time when they died out in 1544 the local landowners and the local castle’s keepers. The later knightly estate belonging to the Barons of Wiesenthau passed with Bavaria’s mediatization at the time of the border adjustments in 1810 to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, ruled by Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, with which it eventually passed back to Bavaria in 1814.

In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the Gemeindeedikt (“Community Edict”) of 1818.

Population development

Within municipal limits, 1,526 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,546 in 1987 and 1,800 in 2000. Currently it is 2,036.

Politics

The mayor is Klaus Etterer (CSU). He succeeded Helmut Horger in 2002.

The community council is made up of 12 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:

In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euros, amounted to €623,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €23,000.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 134 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses, and in trade and transport 16. In other areas, 43 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 656 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there were no businesses, and in construction 2. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 25 agricultural operations with a working area of 372 ha, of which 287 ha was cropland and 85 ha was meadowland.

Transport connections

Education

In 1999, the following institutions existed in Reckendorf:

Breweries

Formerly, Reckendorf had one big brewery and five smaller ones. There are now still two breweries:

Reckendorf’s brewery history

Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus

Culture and sightseeing

Regular events

Every ten years, the Altweibermühle (“Old Wives’ Mill”) takes place. This is a Shrovetide (Fasching) procession with roughly a hundred years of tradition behind it.

Clubs and associations

In Reckendorf there are many of these:

Leisure

In one’s free time, the many hiking and cycling trails can be used. The Veitenstein, about 8 km away, which has a lovely view over the valley, can be visited.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
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