Reinheim

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Reinheim within Darmstadt-Dieburg district

(2019–25) Manuel Feick^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total27.70 km² (10.70 sq mi)Elevation

165 m (541 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total16,603 • Density600/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

64348–64354

Dialling codes06162Vehicle registrationDAWebsitewww.reinheim.de

Reinheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 14 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of Darmstadt.

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Reinheim is twinned with:

Licata, Italy (since 29.6.2001)
Cestas, France (since 1982)
Fürstenwalde (Spree), Germany (since 1989)
Sanok, Poland (since 1991)

Districts

Reinheim consist of Reinheim, Spachbrücken, Ueberau, Georgenhausen and Zeilhard, there are three small housing areas called Hundertmorgen, Dilshofen and Orscheläcker. Orscheläcker is a part of Spachbrücken, Hundertmorgen and Dilshofen are not a part of Reinheim, but they affiliate magistrate Reinheim.

Transport

Reinheim has had a railway station since 1871 and bus.

Personalities

Julius Scriba (1848-1905), physician and botanist
Julius Scriba (1866-1937), pharmacist
Wilhelm von Willich von Pöllnitz (1807-1887), administrative officer and deputy of the 1st and 2nd chamber of the provinces of the Grand Duchy of Hesse

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.