Rechberghausen is a town in the district of

Göppingen Göppingen (Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the bi ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

in southern

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Geography

Geographical location

The community lies in on the foothills of the central Swabian Jura and on the edge of the eastern

Schurwald The Schurwald is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, which at its highest point is 513.2 m above sea level. It is one of the most important Recreation areas for the Stuttgart area. Over the centuries, the vast forests ...

. The height is DE-NN.

Neighbouring communities

In the northwest the municipality borders to

Börtlingen Börtlingen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Börtlingen belongs to the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttgart. Geographical location Börtlingen is located ...

, in the northeast to Birenbach. Eastern and south-eastern neighbour is the county seat

, with its Bartenbach district, the western neighbour is the community

Wangen (Göppingen) Wangen is a village and municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. It lies on the edge of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region. Geography Wangen lies on a hill above the Fils Valley, on the edge of the Sch ...

. All are located in the district of Göppingen.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1245. He was then the

Dukes of Teck Duke of Teck is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The ''caput'' of his territory was Te ...

after the local castle had previously probably heard the Lords of Rechberghausen.

Religions

Till the seventies of the 20th century, 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

The development between 1837 and 2010. Source: Statistical Office Stuttgart

Mayor

Mayor 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

{{Authority control Towns in Baden-Württemberg Göppingen (district)