Reichshof

For other uses, see Reichshof (disambiguation).

Reichshof
Municipality
Coat of arms of Reichshof Coat of arms
Location of Reichshof within Oberbergischer Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Oberbergischer Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Rüdiger Gennies (CDU)
Area
• Total	114.66 km2 (44.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Lowest elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Population  ()
• Total
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	51580
Dialling codes	02296, 02297, 02265, 02261
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	reichshof-online.de

Reichshof (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪçsˌhoːf]) is a North Rhine-Westphalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in Germany, about 40 km east of Cologne. It is a health resort, known for its good climate. The municipality consists of 106^[1] villages and hamlets. The most important villages are Denklingen (population about 2000), Eckenhagen (1900), Brüchermühle (1700) and Wildbergerhütte (1600).

History

While sources on the early history of the area are scarce, the name of the city suggests it was first founded during the reign of Charlemagne. It was first officially mentioned on August 1, 1167, when it was granted as a gift by Friedrich I (Barbarossa) to Archbishop Rainald of Cologne.

As a consequence of the municipal reorganization of 1969, the formerly independent municipalities Denklingen and Eckenhagen were consolidated into the municipality of Reichshof. The management of the municipality of Reichshof takes place in Denklingen.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1999	19,805	+1.11%
2000	20,019	+1.08%
2001	20,242	+1.11%
2008	20,185	−0.04%
2019	18,600	−0.74%
2020	19,025	+2.28%
2021	18,993	−0.17%
2022	19,128	+0.71%

Features of interest

The area has swimming pools and various sporting facilities (tennis, horse racing, shooting galleries, a gymnasium and a bicycle park). There are also several elementary schools.

The Denklingen Railway Bridge is a protected heritage site, part of the Wiehl Valley Railway (Wiehltalbahn). Various museums, churches and parks are open to visitors, along with historic mills and Denklingen Castle.

Companies in the new industrial area of Wehnrat include Ralf Bohle GmbH, producers of Schwalbe bicycle tires, SCEMTEC Transponder Technology GmbH, and Stahlbau GmbH (textiles).

Twin towns

• Roden (since 2001 Noordenveld), Netherlands (since 1963)

Notes

1.^ Originally counted as 107, the village of Nothausen is no longer included in the count due to having a population of 0 since 2008.

External links

• official homepage municipality Reichshof