Borough of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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
1808–1823: Dietrich Lenßen
1823–1857: Johann David Büschgens
1857–1877: Carl Theodorf von Velsen
1877–1893: Emil Pahlke
1893–1901: Dr. Wilhelm Strauß
1901–1905: Dr. Karl August Tettenborn
1906–1920: Paul Lehwald
1920–1929: Dr. Oskar Graemer
1929–1930: Franz Gielen
1930–1933: Dr. Johannes Handschumacher
1933: Wilhelm Pelzer
1934–1936: Edwin Renatus Robert August Hasenjaeger
1936–1940: Heinz Gebauer
1940–1945: Dr. Alexander Doemens
1945: August Brocher
1945–1948: Dr. Carl Marcus
1948–1950: Heinrich Pesch
1950–1956: Johannes Scheulen
1956–1961: Wilhelm Schiffer
1961–1963: Dr. Friedrich Hinnah
1963–1964: Fritz Rahmen
1964–1969: Wilhelm Schiffer
1969–1974: Fritz Rahmen
Demographic development
Note: ¹ - census
Notable residents
1815, May 15, Friedrich Beckenbach, renamed Brookland + Jan 28 1892 in Rheydt, textile entrepreneur in Prussia, Holland and Yorkshire England, son of Johann Heinrich Beckenbach of Lenssen & Beckenbach, Rheydt
^"Die Bevölkerung der Stadt Mönchengladbach am Ort der Hauptwohnung nach Stadtbezirken und Stadtteilen am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Stadt Mönchengladbach. October 2021.