Rechberghausen

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Rechberghausen
Municipality
Rechberghausen
Coat of arms
Location of Rechberghausen within Göppingen district
Rechberghausen Show map of Germany Rechberghausen 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[1]
Area
• Total	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,471
• Density	850/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.

The community lies in on the foothills of the central Swabian Jura and on the edge of the eastern Schurwald. The elevation is 320 to 400 metres (1,000 to 1,300 ft) amsl.

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.

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.

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.

The development between 1837 and 2010.

Source: Statistical Office Stuttgart

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.