Rehau (original) (raw)
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Town in Bavaria, Germany
| Rehau | |
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 Rehau |
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 Coat of arms |
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Location of Rehau within Hof district  |
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  Rehau Show map of Germany Rehau Show map of Bavaria |
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| Coordinates: 50°15′N 12°01′E / 50.250°N 12.017°E / 50.250; 12.017 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Hof |
| Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Abraham[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.34 km2 (31.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,366 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95111 |
| Dialling codes | 09283 |
| Vehicle registration | HO, REH |
| Website | www.stadt-rehau.de |
Rehau (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːaʊ̯] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. Rehau is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, 12 km southeast of Hof, and 12 km west of Aš.
The first documented name of Rehau was "Resawe" in the year 1234.
Formerly a fairly isolated town, located as it is near both Czech and former East German borders, with the fall of The Wall, it is now in the centre of a growing area, with a new highway providing ready access from Nuremberg and Munich. The principal employer and economic engine is the polymer manufacturer Rehau AG & Co, which was founded in 1948. With more than 15,000 employees Rehau is an international company that produces products for the construction industry, automotive and general industry.
- Peter Angermann (born 1945), painter
- Eberhard Bodenschatz (born 1959), physicist
- Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz, (1890–1979), army general
- Arthur Grimm (1908 – after 1990), photographer
- Hans Grimm (1905–1998), director
- Jobst Wagner (born 1959), head of Rehau Group
People who have worked on the ground
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- Eugen Gomringer, (born 1925), artist
- Nora-Eugenie Gomringer, (born 1980), artist
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).