Reichenbach, dialect: raichawo / raichaboch since 1118th Earlier Placenames: 1122 Richinbach; 1283 Richenwach; 1317 kingdom Bach; 1392 Reychenbach. The closest explanation for the name Reichenbach: Settled on rich stream. The importance of water-rich probably not come into question, since this "stream" in the dry season was almost waterless, so this leaves only the importance of "fish-rich stream." The fishing in the rain played in earlier centuries when the great needs of the nearby monasteries and the many meatless days, a far greater role than today.