Rietberg

Rietberg () is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Gütersloh and 25 km north-west of Paderborn in the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The town is located on the river Ems. There are 28,878 people living in Rietberg.

Key facts

German place.image_caption: Rietberg town centre, 2005
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 7 54 032
German place.image_photo: Rietberg_town_centre.jpg
German place.image_flag: Flagge der Stadt Rietberg.svg
German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: Wappen der Stadt Rietberg.svg
German place.image_plan: Rietberg in GT.svg
German place.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.region: Detmold
German place.district: Gütersloh
German place.elevation: 74-93
German place.area: 110.31
German place.postal_code: 33397
German place.area_code: 05244 / 02944 / 05242 / 05248
German place.licence: GT
German place.divisions: 7
German place.website: www.rietberg.de
German place.mayor: Andreas Sunder

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History
Mayors
Sights
Events
Education
Economy
Twin towns – sister cities
Landesgartenschau
Built-up areas in the town of Rietberg
Notable people
References
External links

==History== Rietberg was first mentioned as 'Rietbike' around the year 1100. This name refers to Ried which is an old name for reed and to 'Bach' which means creek. There was a castle that dated back to the 11th century. From 1237, it was seat of the imperial County of Rietberg.

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