Rietberg
Sign in to saveRietberg () 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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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Mayors
- Sights
- Events
- Education
- Economy
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Landesgartenschau
- Built-up areas in the town of Rietberg
- Notable people
- References
- External links
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.
==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.