Rengsdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 10 km north of Neuwied.
Rengsdorf | |
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 The main street (Hauptstraße) in Rengsdorf | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rengsdorf within Neuwied district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″E / 50.50222°N 7.49722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Christian Robenek[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,872 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56579 |
| Dialling codes | 02634 |
| Vehicle registration | NR |
| Website | www.kurortrengsdorf.de |
Rengsdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach.
Today Rengsdorf is a regional well known Heilklimatischer Kurort[3] ("air spa") with popular forest walks. The Rheinsteig,[4] a 320 km (200 mi) hiking trail, also passes by the village.
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Town hall and seat of the Verbandsgemeinde -
![The Bismarcksäule [de] in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bismarckrengsdorf.jpg/90px-Bismarckrengsdorf.jpg)
The Bismarcksäule in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903 -
Park of the Obere Mühle in 2014 -
The wooden shelter Nonnenley on the Ley of the same name -
![The Bismarcksäule [de] in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903](/wiki/File:Bismarckrengsdorf.jpg)
Economy
editLohmann & Rauscher, a developer, producer, and seller of medical devices and hygiene products has one of its headquarters in Rengsdorf (the other one in Vienna, Austria).[5] The headquarter of Berge & Meer, a travel operator, is located in Rengsdorf[6] as well as the one of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen, a confectionery machinery manufacturer.[7] Since 1997, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH belongs to the Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH, a mechanical engineering company that is also seated in Rengsdorf.[7][8] Other companies with their seat in Rengsdorf are meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG,[9] a manufacturer for cubicle systems, personal and storage lockers and changing rooms[10] and the monte mare Betriebs GmbH, a bath operator.[11]
Notable people
edit- Fritz Henkel (1848–1930), founder of the Henkel Group
- Norbert van Heyst (b. 1944), senior commander in the German Army and commander of the ISAF
References
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- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Ortsgemeinde Rengsdorf: Rechtzeitiges Umdenken - nicht nur im Kulturwesen" (in German). Gemeinde- und Städtebund Rheinland-Pfalz. December 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "The Rheinsteig". Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "L&R Global: Who we are". Lohmann & Rauscher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Impressum - Reiseveranstalter und Betreiber der Website - Berge & Meer". Impressum (in German). Berge & Meer. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Qualität hat einen Namen: WDS – Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH". WDS – Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH (in German). Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Maschinenbau Runkel" (in German). Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Legal Notice". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Home". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "monte mare Natur- & Aktiv-Resort am See in Rengsdorf" (in German). monte mare Betriebs GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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