Rüdenau
Rüdenau | ||
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Location of Rüdenau within Miltenberg district ![]() | ||
Municipal assoc. Kleinheubach | | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2020–26) | Monika Wolf-Pleßmann[1] (FW) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) | |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 741 | |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
Postal codes | 63924 | |
Dialling codes | 09371 | |
Vehicle registration | MIL | |
Website | www.ruedenau.de |
Rüdenau is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Kleinheubach.
Geography
Location
Rüdenau lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) Region.
The municipality has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Rüdenau.
History
On 3 May 1285, the knight Wipert Rüd von Rüdenau donated tithe income in Gönz and Weckbach to the Amorbach Monastery. At this time, then, the village was already in being, and it stayed in the Rüd family's hands until 1635; during this time, they had the valley cleared and vineyards planted.
The
Population development
The figures up to 1950 are drawn from the local chronicle. The 1900 figure is estimated.
Year | Inhabitants |
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1792 | 328 |
1832 | 432 |
1900 | 500 |
1939 | 555 |
1950 | 646 |
1970 | 745 |
1987 | 793 |
2000 | 868 |
Politics
The mayor is Monika Wolf-Pleßmann, elected in March 2020.[1]
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €333,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €27,000.
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules three bars wavy argent, in chief a dog's head of the second erased gorged sable, in base a sword of the second hilted and pommelled Or per bend sinister.
The dog's head is a
The arms have been borne since 1957.[3]
Sightseeing
- St. Ottilien
- Ottilien-Brunnen (fountain)
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were no workers on the social welfare contribution rolls in 1998 working in either producing businesses or trade and transport, but 320 such workers worked from home. There were 2 processing businesses. One business was in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 7 agricultural operations with a working area of 49 ha, of which 38 ha was meadowland.
The distillery of St Kilian has been established in Rüdenau, distilling whisky in the style of Scotch.
Education
- Kindergarten: The local Caritas. Classes are in the morning.
- Schools: Realschule in Miltenberg or the Gymnasienin Miltenberg or Amorbach.
- Higher learning: Tertiary education is to be had nearby at the Fachhochschulen in Aschaffenburg or Darmstadt and the universities in Würzburg or Heidelberg.
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ Description and explanation of Rüdenau’s arms[permanent dead link]
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