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Reckendorf

Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E / 50.01889; 10.83056
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Reckendorf
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms of Reckendorf
Location of Reckendorf within Bamberg district
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Reckendorf is located in Germany
Reckendorf
Reckendorf
Reckendorf is located in Bavaria
Reckendorf
Reckendorf
Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E / 50.01889°N 10.83056°E / 50.01889; 10.83056
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBamberg
Municipal assoc.Baunach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Manfred Deinlein[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,990
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96182
Dialling codes09544
Vehicle registrationBA

Reckendorf is a community in the district of Bamberg, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. As of 2023, the population was 1,990. Reckendorf is a member of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Baunach.

History

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The community came into being administratively under the Gemeindeedikt ("Community Edict") of 1818.

Population

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Within municipal limits, 1,526 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,546 in 1987 and 1,800 in 2000. Currently it is 2,036.

Politics

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Manfred Deinlein (SPD), was elected mayor in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]

Notable people

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Isaias Wolf Hellman born in Reckendorf on 3 October 1842, Jewish-American financier and philanthropist, a founder of the University of Southern California; with Henry E. Huntington formed the Los Angeles Railway in 1898 and the Pacific Electric Railway in 1901.

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