Reichenbach | |
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Location of Reichenbach within Görlitz district  | |
 Location of Reichenbach | |
  Reichenbach  Reichenbach | |
| Coordinates:51°8′30″N14°48′0″E / 51.14167°N 14.80000°E /51.14167; 14.80000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Reichenbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–29) | Carina Dittrich[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.64 km2 (24.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,789 |
| • Density | 76.45/km2 (198.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02894 |
| Dialling codes | 035828 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.reichenbach-ol.com |
Reichenbach/O.L. (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaɪçn̩bax]ⓘ; full German name:Reichenbach/Oberlausitz;Upper Sorbian:Rychbach;Polish:Rychbach) is a town in theGörlitz district, in easternSaxony, in easternGermany. It is located 13 km west ofGörlitz.
The settlement was first mentioned in 1238, when it was part of theKingdom of Bohemia.[3] In 1319 it passed to theDuchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmentedPiast-ruled Poland,[4] and later on it was also ruled by Bohemian, Hungarian, Saxon and Polish monarchs. In 1815, it was annexed byPrussia. From 1816 to 1919, Reichenbach was part of theProvince of Silesia, from 1919 to 1938 of theProvince of Lower Silesia, again from 1938 to 1941 of the Province of Silesia and again from 1941 to 1945 of the Province of Lower Silesia. From 1945 to 1952 it was part ofSaxony and from 1952 to 1990 of theBezirk Dresden ofEast Germany.Schloss Krobnitz, an estate which belonged to Prussian Minister of WarAlbrecht von Roon, lies in Reichenbach.
There was aradio broadcasting station at the northern edge of Reichenbach since 1937. Originally built as a free-standing wooden tower, it was replaced afterWorld War II with a steel construction, which was renewed in 1999. The Reichenbach transmitter broadcast the regional stationMDR Info at 1188 kHz with an output of 3 kilowatts. The transmitter was taken out of operation in May 2013,[5] and subsequently demolished.
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