0 ▁years ▁of ▁existence ▁( at ▁least ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁document ary ▁mention ), ▁and ▁a ▁municipal ▁flag ▁was ▁approved ▁for ▁use . ▁E cc les iast ically , ▁Re iff el bach ▁belongs , ▁as ▁it ▁long ▁has , ▁to ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Spe yer . ▁ ▁Population ▁development ▁Re iff el bach ' s ▁population ▁development ▁since ▁Napole onic ▁times ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below . ▁The ▁figures ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁are ▁drawn ▁from ▁census ▁data : ▁ ▁Religion ▁As ▁at ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁there ▁are ▁ 2 3 6 ▁full - time ▁residents ▁in ▁Re iff el bach , ▁and ▁of ▁those , ▁ 1 5 4 ▁are ▁Evangel ical ▁( 6 5 . 2 5 4 % ), ▁ 4 6 ▁are ▁Catholic ▁( 1 9 . 4 9 2 % ), ▁ 1 ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁State ▁Free ▁Relig ious ▁Community ▁( 0 . 4 2 4 % ), ▁ 1 ▁is ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁( 0 . 4 2 4 % ), ▁ 3 ▁( 1 . 2 7 1 %) ▁belong ▁to ▁other ▁religious ▁groups ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁( 1 3 . 1 3 6 %) ▁either ▁have ▁no ▁religion ▁or ▁will ▁not ▁reve al ▁their ▁religious ▁affili ation . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Municipal ▁council ▁The ▁council ▁is ▁made