Rechberghausen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

in southern

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Geography

Geographical location

The community lies in on the foothills of the central Swabian Jura and on the edge of the eastern

Schurwald The Schurwald is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, which at its highest point is 513.2 m above sea level. It is one of the most important Recreation areas for the Stuttgart area. Over the centuries, the vast forest ...

. The elevation is

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Neighbouring communities

In the northwest the municipality borders to

Börtlingen Börtlingen is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Göppingen (district), Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Börtlingen belongs to the marginal zone of the metropolitan region of Stuttg ...

, in the northeast to

Birenbach Birenbach is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History As a result of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, the properties of the abbeys of and Oberhof were seized by the Duchy of Württemberg. In 180 ...

. Eastern and south-eastern neighbour is the county seat

Göppingen Göppingen (; or ) is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the Goeppingen (district), district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the birthplace ...

, with its Bartenbach district, the western neighbour is the community

Wangen (Göppingen) Wangen is a village and Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Göppingen (district), Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. It lies on the edge of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region. Geography Wangen lies on a hil ...

. All are located in the district of Göppingen.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1245. He was then the

Dukes of Teck Duke of Teck () is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The seat of this territory was Cas ...

after the local castle had previously probably heard the Lords of Rechberghausen.

Religions

Till the 1970s, the Catholics had a great majority. Today there is a very active evangelical community. The Catholic Church ''Mariä Himmelfahrt'' was consecrated in 1912, the evangelic ''Jesus Christus Kirche'' in 1961.

Inhabitants

The development between 1837 and 2010. Source: Statistical Office Stuttgart

Mayor

Mayor was from December 1, 1977, to June 30, 2015, Reiner Johannes Ruf. Since July 1, 2015 Claudia Dörner is the new mayor in Rechberghausen.

References

{{Authority control Towns in Baden-Württemberg Göppingen (district)