Rengsdorf
Rengsdorf | |
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The main street (Hauptstraße) in Rengsdorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rengsdorf
within Neuwied district | |
Location of Rengsdorf | |
Rengsdorf Rengsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″E / 50.50222°N 7.49722°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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,930 |
| • Density | 424/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛŋsdɔʁf]) is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 10 km north of Neuwied.
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.
In 1926, an outdoor swimming pool was opened using the water of the small river Völkerwiesenbach, supported by Fritz Henkel, the founder of Henkel.[5] In 1966, it was replaced by a new one, located above the old one.[5]
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Town hall and seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
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The Bismarcksäule in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903
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Park of the Obere Mühle in 2014
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The wooden shelter Nonnenley on the Ley of the same name
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Economy
Lohmann & Rauscher, a developer, producer, and seller of medical devices and hygiene products has one of its headquarters in Rengsdorf (the other one in Vienna, Austria).[6] The headquarter of Berge & Meer, a travel operator, is located in Rengsdorf[7] as well as the one of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen, a confectionery machinery manufacturer.[8] Since 1997, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH belongs to the Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH, a mechanical engineering company that is also seated in Rengsdorf.[8][9] Other companies with their seat in Rengsdorf are meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG,[10] a manufacturer for cubicle systems, personal and storage lockers and changing rooms[11] and the monte mare Betriebs GmbH, a bath operator.[12]
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
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Sommer, Sonne, Freibad, Rengsdorf". Blick aktuell (in German). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "L&R Global: Who we are". Lohmann & Rauscher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Impressum - Reiseveranstalter und Betreiber der Website - Berge & Meer". Impressum (in German). Berge & Meer. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Qualität hat einen Namen: WDS – Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH". WDS – Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH (in German). Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Maschinenbau Runkel" (in German). Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Legal Notice". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Home". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "monte mare Natur- & Aktiv-Resort am See in Rengsdorf" (in German). monte mare Betriebs GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.