Reckendorf

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Reckendorf
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Reckendorf
Coordinates: 50°1′8″N10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E / 50.01889; 10.83056
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Bamberg
Municipal assoc. Baunach
Government
   Mayor (202026) Manfred Deinlein [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total
13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31) [2]
  Total
1,962
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96182
Dialling codes 09544
Vehicle registration BA

Reckendorf is a municipality in the district of Bamberg, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. As of 2023, the population was 1,990. Reckendorf is a member of the administrative community ( Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ) of Baunach.

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History

The community came into being administratively under the Gemeindeedikt ("Community Edict") of 1818.

Population

Within municipal limits, 1,526 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,546 in 1987 and 1,800 in 2000. Currently it is 2,036.

Politics

Manfred Deinlein (SPD), was elected mayor in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. [1]

Notable people

Isaias Wolf Hellman born in Reckendorf on 3 October 1842, Jewish-American financier and philanthropist, a founder of the University of Southern California; with Henry E. Huntington formed the Los Angeles Railway in 1898 and the Pacific Electric Railway in 1901.

References

  1. 1 2 Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.