Rechtenbach

Rechtenbach is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Lohr am Main. It has a population of around 1,000.

Coat of arms of Rechtenbach
Location of Rechtenbach within Main-Spessart district
Rechtenbach in MSP.svg
Coordinates: 49°59′N 9°30′E / 49.983°N 9.500°E / 49.983; 9.500Coordinates: 49°59′N 9°30′E / 49.983°N 9.500°E / 49.983; 9.500
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictMain-Spessart
Municipal assoc.Lohr am Main
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Christian Lang[1]
Area
 • Total2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
338 m (1,109 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)[2]
 • Total980
 • Density469/km2 (1,214/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97848
Vehicle registrationMSP
Websitewww.rechtenbach-spessart.de

Geography

Location

Rechtenbach is in the Würzburg Region in the Spessart (range) west of Lohr am Main. The village is in the valley of the Rechtenbach [de], a tributary of the Main. It is surrounded by forest.

Subdivision

The community has two Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral area): Rechtenbach and (since January 2014) Rothenberg. The latter was an unincorporated area until 2013.

Until the merger with Rothenberg, the municipal territory was not continuous as it included the village and the separate Weickertshöhe or Weickertswiese, a meadow is on a nearby hill at an altitude of around 500 m. In between the two used to be forest that was part of Rothenberg.

Neighbouring communities

The municipal territory touches only on the community of Lohr. It also borders on two unincorporated areas, Partensteiner Forst [de] and Forst Lohrerstraße [de].

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

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