Rechtenstein
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Rechtenstein | |
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Location of Rechtenstein
within Alb-Donau-Kreis district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Alb-Donau-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–23) | Romy Wurm |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 89611 |
| Dialling codes | 07375 |
| Vehicle registration | UL |
| Website | www.rechtenstein.de |
Rechtenstein is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community Munderkingen.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Geographical location
[edit | edit source]Rechtenstein is situated on the Danube between Riedlingen and Munderkingen. The Braunsel flows here into the Danube.
Neighboring communities
[edit | edit source]The municipality is bordering to the east to Lauterach, in the south to Obermarchtal and to the east and north to Emeringen.
History
[edit | edit source]The castle Steinburg is the seat of the family from Stain. It was first mentioned in documents in 1331, as Berthold inhabited the castle from Stain. On August 12, 1410 Wolf von Stain sold part of the place which had formed in the meantime around the castle, to Württemberg. Bernhard Stain acquires 1557 all shares castle and village back, so that the whole place is family owned again. In 1806 the place finally fell to Württemberg. In 1817 the castle was demolished except for the castle tower.
Religions
[edit | edit source]Rechtenstein remained even after the Reformation Roman Catholic. The Baroque parish church of St. Georg was ordained 1744.
Crest
[edit | edit source]The coat of arms was approved on August 3, 1957 by the Ministry of Interior. Blazon : "Argent, a continuous red cross, is superimposed with a gold heart shield, in three ousted Black Wolf fishing."
Buildings
[edit | edit source]- Hydroelectric power plant on the Danube with turbine and factory building from 1905
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Rechtenstein lies on the Ulm–Sigmaringen railway. For many years no train stopped at Rechtenstein station, but currently 8 trains a day stop at the station throughout the year.[1] Buses run to Munderkingen and Riedlingen. In addition, the Danube bike path from Donaueschingen to Vienna runs through Rechtenstein.
Literature
[edit | edit source]Description of the Oberamt Ehingen 1826, Reprint 1971 by Horst Bissinger publisher, Magstadt, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). , digitized in Wikisource.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Commons: Rechtenstein - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Wikisource: Rechtenstein in the description of the Oberamts Ehingen 1826 - sources and full texts
- Website of the municipality Rechtenstein: (in German) http://rechtenstein.de/
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gemeinde Rechtenstein: Tourismus und Bahn, retrieved on March 31, 2015
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