- Source: Rengsdorf
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 ("air spa") with popular forest walks. The Rheinsteig, a 320 km (200 mi) hiking trail, also passes by the village.
Economy
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). The headquarter of Berge & Meer, a travel operator, is located in Rengsdorf as well as the one of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen, a confectionery machinery manufacturer. Since 1997, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH belongs to the Maschinenbau Runkel GmbH, a mechanical engineering company that is also seated in Rengsdorf. Other companies with their seat in Rengsdorf are meta Trennwandanlagen GmbH & Co. KG, a manufacturer for cubicle systems, personal and storage lockers and changing rooms and the monte mare Betriebs GmbH, a bath operator.
Notable people
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
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Neuwied (distrik)
- Rengsdorf
- Rengsdorf (Verbandsgemeinde)
- Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach
- Friedrich Karl Henkel
- Lohmann & Rauscher
- List of dialling codes in Germany
- Neuwied (district)
- John D. Rockefeller
- Klosterweg
- Butterpfad
