Reinheim Explained

Type:	Stadt
Image Coa:	Wappen Reinheim (Odw).svg
Coordinates:	49.8269°N 8.8308°W
Image Plan:	Reinheim in DA.svg
State:	Hessen
Region:	Darmstadt
District:	Darmstadt-Dieburg
Elevation:	165
Area:	27.70
Postal Code:	64348–64354
Area Code:	06162
Licence:	DA
Gemeindeschlüssel:	06 4 32 019
Website:	www.reinheim.de
Mayor:	Manuel Feick^[1]
Leader Term:	2019 - 25
Party:	SPD

Reinheim is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 14km (09miles) southeast of Darmstadt.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden. de. 5 September 2022. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.