Reichenberg is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
Reichenberg | |
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Coordinates: 50°09′31″N 7°45′35″E / 50.15861°N 7.75972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
Municipal assoc. | Loreley |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Karl Heinz Goerke[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 161 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56357 |
Dialling codes | 06771 |
Vehicle registration | EMS, DIZ, GOH |
Website | www.reichenberg-rlp.de |
Geography
editReichenberg is situated near the famous Loreley rock and lies approximately 2 km east of the river Rhine in the section known as the Rhine Gorge. The small village belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.