Riedbach is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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  in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in Germany

Germany

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. It is situated 20 km northeast of Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...

 and 8 km north of Haßfurt

Haßfurt

Haßfurt is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway reached the town and between 1892 and 1995 it also had a branch line to Hofheim...

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The municipality was created in 1978. It encompasses the villages of Humprechtshausen, Kleinmünster, Kleinsteinach, Kreuzthal and Mechenried, and derives its name from the Riedbach creek that flows through Humprechtshausen, Kleinsteinach and Mechenried.
The population of Riedbach is about 1600 people. Its mayor is Birgit Bayer.

Villages

Humprechtshausen (521 Inhabitants)

Mechenried (461 Inhabitants)

Kleinsteinach (441 Inhabitants)

Kleinmünster (259 Inhabitants)

Kreuzthal (104 Inhabitants)

Neighbor-Municipalities

Riedbach is surrounded by the municipalities (beginning north, clockwise) of Aidhausen

Aidhausen

Aidhausen is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany, it is a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hofheim in Unterfranken.- Geography :Aidhausen is located in the Main-Rhön region....

, Hofheim in Unterfranken, Königsberg in Bayern, Haßfurt

Haßfurt

Haßfurt is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway reached the town and between 1892 and 1995 it also had a branch line to Hofheim...

 and Schonungen

Schonungen

Schonungen is a municipality in the Schweinfurt district, Bavaria, Germany. The villages in this municipality are:*Schonungen*Forst *Abersfeld*Mainberg*Hausen*Marktsteinach*Loeffelsterz*Reichmannshausenand some more-External links:*...

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History

In 1818, as part of the reformation of the bavarian territories, the municipalities of Kleinmünster, Kleinsteinach, Mechenried and Humprechtshausen (with its district Kreuzthal) were created. On May 1 1978 as part of another reformation of the bavarian territories, the former municipalities formed the municipality "Riedbach".

Population

1910: 1.725 Inhabitants

1972: 1.902 Inhabitants

2005: 1.717 Inhabitants

2010: 1.625 Inhabitants

Economy

Riedbach's main economy is agriculture, with 72 producers. Additionally, there are six construction companies and two kindergartens.

Weblinks

Gemeinde Riedbach The Municipality Riedbach(in German)

Wikipedia Commons of Riedbach Collection of Images of Riedbach

Familieneinladungen.de GmbH A company situated in Riedbach (in German)

Riedbach (Statistics) Official statistics of Riedbach by the Bavarian State (in German)