Rehau

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rehau within Hof district

(2020–26) Michael Abraham^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total80.34 km² (31.02 sq mi)Elevation

528 m (1,732 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,369 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

95111

Dialling codes09283Vehicle registrationHO, REHWebsitewww.stadt-rehau.de

Rehau is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. Rehau is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, 12 km southeast of Hof, and 12 km west of Aš.

History

The first documented name of Rehau was "Resawe" in the year 1234.

Economy

Formerly a fairly isolated town, located as it is near both Czech and former East German borders, with the fall of The Wall, it is now in the centre of a growing area, with a new highway providing ready access from Nuremberg and Munich. The principal employer and economic engine is the polymer manufacturer Rehau AG & Co, which was founded in 1948. With more than 15,000 employees Rehau is an international company that produces products for the construction industry, automotive and general industry.

Notable people

Peter Angermann (born 1945), painter
Eberhard Bodenschatz (born 1959), physicist
Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz, (1890–1979), army general
Arthur Grimm (1908 – after 1990), photographer
Hans Grimm (1905–1998), director
Jobst Wagner (born 1959), head of Rehau Group

People who have worked on the ground

Eugen Gomringer, (born 1925), artist
Nora-Eugenie Gomringer, (born 1980), artist

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, 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) (Hilfe dazu).