Reckendorf
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Reckendorf (East Franconian: Reggndäf) is a municipality 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.
Reckendorf | |
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Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Reckendorf
within Bamberg district  | |
 Location of Reckendorf | |
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| Coordinates: 50°1′8″N 10°49′50″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bamberg |
| 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 |
| • Density | 152/km2 (395/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96182 |
| Dialling codes | 09544 |
| Vehicle registration | BA |
History
The community came into being administratively under the Gemeindeedikt ("Community Edict") of 1818.
Population
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
Manfred Deinlein (SPD), was elected mayor in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]
Notable people
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.
