Reichelsheim is a town in the district

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, in

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. It is located 30 kilometers north of

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Division of the town

Reichelsheim consists of the 6 districts: * Beienheim (population 1,570) * Blofeld (population 476) * Dorn-Assenheim (population 1,228) * Heuchelheim (population 444) * Reichelsheim (population 1,946) * Weckesheim (population 1,077) The total population is 6,741 (population as of 2003).

History

The oldest parts are Beienheim (first mentioned in a document from the year 773) and Reichelsheim (817). The town of Reichelsheim was created in 1972 during an extensive land reform. The formerly independent villages mentioned above joined administrative structures now concentrated in the largest of the villages, Reichelsheim. The area which is now the town of Reichelsheim was probably already populated in

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ic times. During the fourth century BC the Celts were slowly displaced by

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that later had to yield to

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rule which forced all of the

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under its control. In the 6th century

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rule was established. The name-ending "-heim" is of Frankish origin, meaning quite literally "home of". In the case of the village of Reichelsheim, it was supposedly a frankish settler named Richholf who founded the village that was first mentioned as "Richolfsheim". During the

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the town was repeatedly plundered and burned to the ground. The village gained town status in the year 1665.

Mayors

Since 2020 Lena Herget-Umsonst has been the mayor of Reichelsheim. Previous mayors were: *2008–2020: Bertin Bischofsberger (CDU) *1985–2008: Gerd Wagner (SPD)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Wetteraukreis