Reckendorf
Reckendorf | |
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Church of Saint Nicholas | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Reckendorf within Bamberg district | |
Reckendorf Reckendorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bamberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Baunach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Manfred Deinlein[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,962 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96182 |
| Dialling codes | 09544 |
| Vehicle registration | BA |
Reckendorf is a community in the district of Bamberg, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. As of 2023, the population was 1,990. Reckendorf is a member of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Baunach.
History
The community came into being administratively under the Gemeindeedikt ("Community Edict") of 1818.
Population
Within municipal limits, 1,526 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,546 in 1987 and 1,800 in 2000. Currently it is 2,036.
Politics
Manfred Deinlein (SPD), was elected mayor in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]
Notable people
Isaias Wolf Hellman born in Reckendorf on 3 October 1842, Jewish-American financier and philanthropist, a founder of the University of Southern California; with Henry E. Huntington formed the Los Angeles Railway in 1898 and the Pacific Electric Railway in 1901.
References
- ^ a b Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.