Rechberghausen

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Rechberghausen
Municipality
Rechberghausen
Coat of arms
Location of Rechberghausen within Göppingen district
Interactive map of Rechberghausen
Location within Germany Show map of Germany Location within Baden-Württemberg Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°43′50″N 9°38′23″E / 48.73056°N 9.63972°E / 48.73056; 9.63972
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Göppingen
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Claudia Dörner
Area
• Total	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	5,427
• Density	848/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73098
Dialling codes	07161
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	www.rechberghausen.de

Rechberghausen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Geography

Neighbouring communities

In the northwest the municipality borders to Börtlingen, in the northeast to Birenbach. Eastern and south-eastern neighbour is the county seat Göppingen, with its Bartenbach district, the western neighbour is the community Wangen (Göppingen). All are located in the district of Göppingen.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1245. He was then the Dukes of Teck after the local castle had previously probably heard the Lords of Rechberghausen.

Religions

Till the 1970s, the Catholics had a great majority. Today there is a very active evangelical community. The Catholic Church Mariä Himmelfahrt was consecrated in 1912, the evangelic Jesus Christus Kirche in 1961.

Mayor

Mayor was from December 1, 1977, to June 30, 2015, Reiner Johannes Ruf. Since July 1, 2015 Claudia Dörner is the new mayor in Rechberghausen.

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