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Rechberghausen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Rechberghausen | |
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 Rechberghausen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rechberghausen
within Göppingen district  | |
 Location of Rechberghausen | |
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| Coordinates: 48°43′50″N 9°38′23″E / 48.73056°N 9.63972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Göppingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Claudia Dörner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,491 |
| • Density | 858/km2 (2,220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73098 |
| Dialling codes | 07161 |
| Vehicle registration | GP |
| Website | www.rechberghausen.de |
Geography
editNeighbouring communities
editIn the northwest the municipality borders to Börtlingen, in the northeast to Birenbach. Eastern and south-eastern neighbour is the county seat Göppingen, with its Bartenbach district, the western neighbour is the community Wangen (Göppingen). All are located in the district of Göppingen.
History
editThe place was first mentioned in 1245. He was then the Dukes of Teck after the local castle had previously probably heard the Lords of Rechberghausen.
Religions
editTill the 1970s, the Catholics had a great majority. Today there is a very active evangelical community. The Catholic Church Mariä Himmelfahrt was consecrated in 1912, the evangelic Jesus Christus Kirche in 1961.
Inhabitants
editThe development between 1837 and 2010.
| Date | Inhabitants |
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| 1837 | 737 |
| 1907 | 1.335 |
| 17. May 1939 | 1.726 |
| 13. September 1950 | 2.514 |
| 27. May 1970 | 4.629 |
| 31. December 1983 | 4.916 |
| 31. December 2000 | 5.490 |
| 31. December 2005 | 5.532 |
| 31. December 2010 | 5.366 |
Source: Statistical Office Stuttgart
Mayor
editMayor was from December 1, 1977, to June 30, 2015, Reiner Johannes Ruf. Since July 1, 2015 Claudia Dörner is the new mayor in Rechberghausen.
References
edit- ↑ Bürgermeisterwahl Rechberghausen 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.