Rengsdorf
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.
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Location of Rengsdorf within Neuwied district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,816 |
| • Density | 410/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.
Notable people
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rengsdorf.
- Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
- "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.
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