Reckendorf

Reckendorf 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
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms
Location of Reckendorf within Bamberg district
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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  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,962
• Density	150/km2 (390/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.