Reichshof

Reichshof
Coat of arms
Reichshof
Location of Reichshof within Oberbergischer Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°58′0″N 7°42′0″E / 50.96667°N 7.70000°E / 50.96667; 7.70000Coordinates: 50°58′0″N 7°42′0″E / 50.96667°N 7.70000°E / 50.96667; 7.70000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Oberbergischer Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Gregor Rolland (CDU)
Area
• Total	114.67 km2 (44.27 sq mi)
Elevation	289 - 342 m (−833 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	18,837
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	51580
Dialling codes	02296, 02297, 02265, 02261
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	reichshof-online.de

Reichshof is a North Rhine-Westphalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in Germany, about 40 km east of Cologne. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.

As a sequence of the municipal re-organization 1969 the municipalities independent up to now Denklingen and to Eckenhagen were summarized to the municipality Reichshof. The management seat of the municipality Reichshof is in Denklingen.

A base Charlemagne was also designated imperial court. This dragged from imperial court to imperial court to be able to administer his empire.

The arms were granted on September 11, 1972.

The name is taken from the former Imperial Estate Reichshof Eckenhagen, which was established in 1167 and acquired by the Counts of Berg in 1257. The upper part of the arms shows the Imperial Eagle, and is used as a canting symbol for the municipality. The lower part is the lion of the Counts of Berg, and is taken from the seal of Eckenhagen from 1557.

In the new industria area of Wehnrat (Available surface, 50,000 square meters.) some significant companies are settled meanwhile, e.g.

A large employer in the municipality Reichshof is BPW Bergische axle Wiehl, with its branch factories in Brüchermühle and in Hunsheim.