Riedbach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. It is situated 20 km northeast of Schweinfurt and 8 km north of Haßfurt.

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Riedbach
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas in Mechenried
Coat of arms
Location of Riedbach within Haßberge district
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Coordinates: 50°06′N 10°26′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Haßberge
Municipal assoc.	Hofheim in Unterfranken
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Bernd Fischer[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	31.67 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,750
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97519
Dialling codes	09526
Vehicle registration	HAS
Website	www.riedbach.de

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The municipality was created in 1978. It encompasses the villages of Humprechtshausen, Kleinmünster, Kleinsteinach, Kreuzthal and Mechenried, and derives its name from the Riedbach creek that flows through Humprechtshausen, Kleinsteinach and Mechenried. The population of Riedbach is about 1600 people.^{[citation needed]} Its mayor is Birgit Bayer.^{[citation needed]}

Humprechtshausen (521 Inhabitants)
Mechenried (461 Inhabitants)
Kleinsteinach (441 Inhabitants)
Kleinmünster (259 Inhabitants)
Kreuzthal (104 Inhabitants)

Riedbach is surrounded by the municipalities (beginning north, clockwise) of Aidhausen, Hofheim in Unterfranken, Königsberg in Bayern, Haßfurt and Schonungen.

In 1818, as part of the reformation of the Bavarian territories, the municipalities of Kleinmünster, Kleinsteinach, Mechenried and Humprechtshausen (with its district Kreuzthal) were created. On 1 May 1978 as part of another reformation of the Bavarian territories, the former municipalities formed the municipality "Riedbach".

Riedbach's main economy is agriculture, with 72 producers.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, there are six construction companies and two kindergartens.^{[citation needed]}