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Rengsdorf

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Rengsdorf
Municipality
The main street (Hauptstraße) in Rengsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Rengsdorf within Neuwied district
Rengsdorf Show map of Germany Rengsdorf Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 50°30′08″N 7°29′50″E / 50.50222°N 7.49722°E / 50.50222; 7.49722
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Neuwied
Municipal assoc.	Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Christian Robenek[1]
Area
• Total	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,872
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56579
Dialling codes	02634
Vehicle registration	NR
Website	www.kurortrengsdorf.de

Rengsdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 10 km north of Neuwied.

Rengsdorf is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach.

Today Rengsdorf is a regional well known Heilklimatischer Kurort [de]^[3] ("air spa") with popular forest walks. The Rheinsteig,^[4] a 320 km (200 mi) hiking trail, also passes by the village.

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  Town hall and seat of the Verbandsgemeinde
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  The Bismarcksäule [de] in Rengsdorf, a Bismarck tower, inaugurated in 1903
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  Park of the Obere Mühle in 2014
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  The wooden shelter Nonnenley on the Ley of the same name
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  The brook Laubach between Ehlscheid and Rengsdorf

Economy[edit]

Lohmann & Rauscher, a developer, producer, and seller of medical devices and hygiene products has one of its headquarters in Rengsdorf (the other one in Vienna, Austria).^[5] The headquarter of Berge & Meer [de], a travel operator, is located in Rengsdorf^[6] as well as the one of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen [de], a confectionery machinery manufacturer.^[7] Since 1997, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH belongs to the Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH, a mechanical engineering company that is also seated in Rengsdorf.^[7][8] Other companies with their seat in Rengsdorf are meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG,^[9] a manufacturer for cubicle systems, personal and storage lockers and changing rooms^[10] and the monte mare Betriebs GmbH, a bath operator.^[11]

Notable people[edit]

• Fritz Henkel (1848–1930), founder of the Henkel Group
• Norbert van Heyst (b. 1944), senior commander in the German Army and commander of the ISAF

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