Rheydt

Schloss Rheydt
Church: die Sankt Marienkirche

Rheydt (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪt]) is a borough of the German city Mönchengladbach, located in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 1918 and then again from 1933 (due to a split from Mönchengladbach arranged by Joseph Goebbels, who was born there) through 1975 it was an independent city. After merging with Mönchengladbach, the central station (Rheydt Hauptbahnhof) kept its original name, making Mönchengladbach the only city in Germany to have two stations called Hauptbahnhof.

Schloss Rheydt, one of the best-preserved palaces of the Renaissance period, is located in Rheydt.

Mayors 1808–1974

Demographic development

Year Population
1532 650
1794 2.776
1804 2.743
1830 2.200
3. December 1849 ¹ 8.189
3. December 1861 ¹ 10.200
3. December 1864 ¹ 11.400
3. December 1867 ¹ 12.200
1. December 1871 ¹ 13.766
1. December 1875 ¹ 15.835
1. December 1880 ¹ 19.100
Year Population
1. December 1885 ¹ 22.658
1. December 1890 ¹ 26.830
2. December 1895 ¹ 30.102
1. December 1900 ¹ 34.036
1. December 1905 ¹ 40.149
1. December 1910 ¹ 43.999
1. December 1916 ¹ 38.468
5. December 1917 ¹ 37.657
8. October 1919 ¹ 42.821
16. June 1925 ¹ 45.095
16. June 1933 ¹ 77.261
Year Population
17. May 1939 ¹ 77.339
31. December 1945 65.755
29. October 1946 ¹ 68.921
13. September 1950 ¹ 78.302
25. September 1956 ¹ 89.029
6. June 1961 ¹ 94.004
31. December 1965 98.862
27. May 1970 ¹ 100.077
31. December 1974 99.963

Note: ¹ - census

Notable residents

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Coordinates: 51°10′N 6°27′E / 51.167°N 6.450°E / 51.167; 6.450


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