Reichenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Reichenberg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Reichenberg within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district
Reichenberg Show map of Germany Reichenberg Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°09′31″N 7°45′35″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Loreley
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Karl Heinz Goerke[1]
Area
• Total	3.23 km^2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	161
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56357
Dialling codes	06771
Vehicle registration	EMS, DIZ, GOH
Website	www.reichenberg-rlp.de

Reichenberg is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Geography

Reichenberg is situated near the famous Loreley rock and lies approximately 2 km east of the river Rhine in the section known as the Rhine Gorge. The small village belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

References

1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

Reichenberg Castle