Rieneck

Rieneck
Town
View of Rieneck with church, castle and bridge over the Sinn river
Coat of arms
Location of Rieneck within Main-Spessart district
Rieneck
Rieneck
Coordinates: 50°6′N 9°38′E / 50.100°N 9.633°E / 50.100; 9.633
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictMain-Spessart
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Sven Nickel[1]
Area
 • Total26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,868
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97794
Dialling codes09354
Vehicle registrationMSP
Websitewww.rieneck.de

Rieneck (German: [ˈʁiːnɛk] (listen)) is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Location

Rieneck is in the Würzburg region between the southern foothills of the Rhön (range) and the east side of the Spessart (range) on the lower reaches of the River Sinn, 12 km northeast of Lohr am Main, and 39 km northwest of Würzburg. Administratively, it belongs to the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia.

There are 140 ha of cropfields, meadows and woodland around the village.

Subdivisions

The town has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Rieneck.

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.

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