Rengsdorf
Municipality
The main street (Hauptstraße) in Rengsdorf
The main street (Hauptstraße) in Rengsdorf
Coat of arms of Rengsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Rengsdorf within Neuwied district
Rengsdorf is located in Germany
Rengsdorf
Rengsdorf
Rengsdorf is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rengsdorf
Rengsdorf
Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″E / 50.50222°N 7.49722°E / 50.50222; 7.49722
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictNeuwied
Municipal assoc.Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Christian Robenek[1]
Area
 • Total6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,816
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56579
Dialling codes02634
Vehicle registrationNR
Websitewww.kurortrengsdorf.de
The brook Laubach between Ehlscheid and Rengsdorf
The Bismarcksäule in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903

Rengsdorf 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.

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).[5] The headquarter of Berge und Meer, a travel operator, is located in Rengsdorf[6] as well as the one of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen, a confectionery machinery manufacturer.[7] Since 1997, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH belongs to the Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH, a mechanical engineering company that is also seated in Rengsdorf.[7][8] Other companies with their seat in Rengsdorf are meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG,[9] a manufacturer for cubicle systems, personal and storage lockers and changing rooms[10] and the monte mare Betriebs GmbH, a bath operator.[11]

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

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  1. ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Neuwied, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ortsgemeinde Rengsdorf: Rechtzeitiges Umdenken - nicht nur im Kulturwesen" (in German). Gemeinde- und Städtebund Rheinland-Pfalz. December 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Rheinsteig". Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "L&R Global: Who we are". Lohmann & Rauscher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Impressum - Reiseveranstalter und Betreiber der Website - Berge & Meer". Impressum (in German). Berge & Meer. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 "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.
  8. ↑ "Maschinenbau Runkel" (in German). Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Legal Notice". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Home". meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "monte mare Natur- & Aktiv-Resort am See in Rengsdorf" (in German). monte mare Betriebs GmbH. Retrieved 3 June 2023.



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