Reichelsheim (Wetterau)
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The city Reichelsheim in the district Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany consists of the following villages:
- Beienheim (population 1570)
- Blofeld (population 476)
- Dorn-Assenheim (population 1228)
- Heuchelheim (population 444)
- Reichelsheim (population 1946)
- Weckesheim (population 1077)
The total population is 6741 (data from 2003).
The oldest parts are Beienheim (first mentioned in a document from the year 773) and Reichelsheim (817).
The city of Reichelsheim was created in 1972 during an extensive land reform. The formerly independent villages mentioned above joined administrative structures now concentrated in the largest of the villages, Reichelsheim.
The area which is now the city of Reichelsheim was probably already populated in celtic times. During the fourth century BC the celts were slowly displaced by germanic tribes that later had to yield to Roman rule which forced all of the Wetterau under its control.
In the 6th century frankish rule was established. The name-ending "-heim" is of frankish origin, meaning quite literally "home of". In the case of the village of Reichelsheim, it was supposedly a frankish settler named Richholf who founded the village that was first mentioned as "Richolfsheim".
During the Thirty Years' War the city was repeatedly plundered and burned to the ground.
The village gained city status in the year 1665.
Source
Official website (http://www.reichelsheim-info.de/) (German)
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External Links
Official website (http://www.reichelsheim-info.de/) (German)