Rückersdorf is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the eastern part of the
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
n
landkreis of
Greiz
Greiz ( ; ) is a town in the state of Thuringia, Germany, and is the capital of the Greiz (district), district of Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia, east of the state capital Erfurt, on the White Elster river.
Greiz has a large park ...
and belongs to the
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association ...
of
Ländereck.
Geography
Neighboring Communities
Nearby municipalities are
Braunichswalde,
Hilbersdorf,
Kauern,
Linda bei Weida,
Paitzdorf, and the City of
Ronneburg in the Landkreis of Greiz;
Heukewalde and
Jonaswalde in the Landkreis of
Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Greiz (district), Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt), and the districts Leipzig (district), Leipzig, Mittelsachsen and Zw ...
; as well as the City of
Crimmitschau in the
Saxon
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Landkreis of
Zwickauer Land.
Municipal divisions
The municipality consists of the villages Rückersdorf, Haselbach and Reust.
Culture and landmarks
Rückersdorf is part of the
Diocese of Dresden-Meissen.
The municipality's
Bismarck Tower, called the Reuster Turm, is located in Reust. From the site there is a good view of the town and the surrounding countryside. The Reuster Turm is opened on the weekends from Easter to the end of October
Education
Rückersdorf is the location of its Verwaltungsgemeinschaft's elementary school.
References
Greiz (district)
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