Admin. region Unterfranken Elevation 285 m (935 ft) Population 1,710 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 97519 | Area 31.67 km² Local time Thursday 7:41 AM | |
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Municipal assoc. Hofheim in Unterfranken Weather 8°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Riedbach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. It is situated 20 km northeast of Schweinfurt and 8 km north of Haßfurt.
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Map of Riedbach, Germany
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, Hofheim in Unterfranken, Königsberg in Bayern, Haßfurt and Schonungen.
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.