Rieneck
Rieneck (German: [ˈʁiːnɛk] (
listen)) is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.
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 View of Rieneck with church, castle and bridge over the Sinn river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rieneck within Main-Spessart district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°6′N 9°38′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Sven Nickel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,932 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97794 |
| Dialling codes | 09354 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www.rieneck.de |
Geography
Location
Rieneck is in the Würzburg region between the southern foothills of the Rhön (range) and the east side of the Spessart (range) on the lower reaches of the River Sinn, 12 km northeast of Lohr am Main, and 39 km northwest of Würzburg. Administratively, it belongs to the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia.
There are 140 ha of cropfields, meadows and woodland around the village.
Subdivisions
The town has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Rieneck.
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rieneck.
- Rieneck tourism site
- Rieneck Castle
- Rieneck. In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 13, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/Wien 1885–1892, S. 823.
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