▁R ie ff el bach ▁( 1 4 4 0 ). ▁In ▁ 1 4 5 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁min ers ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁O den bach . ▁In ▁ 1 4 8 5 , ▁the ▁Re iff el bach ▁church ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Ot ter berg ▁Mon aster y ▁at ▁Me isen heim . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 0 , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁ry ff el bach . ▁The ▁earliest ▁mention ▁of ▁win eg row ing ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 5 1 6 , ▁and ▁this ▁continued ▁for ▁centuries , ▁finally ▁ending ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 6 , ▁the ▁Re formation ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁Me isen heim , ▁with ▁its ▁in ev itable ▁att endant ▁effect ▁in ▁Re iff el bach , ▁given ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁link . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁there ▁was ▁coal ▁min ing ▁in ▁Re iff el bach . ▁D ating ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁is ▁a ▁boundary ▁stone ▁that ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Le hen berg , ▁at ▁the ▁limit ▁with ▁Sch mitt we iler . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 7 , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁Rey ff el bach . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁some ▁Francis c ans ▁came ▁to ▁Me isen heim . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁in ▁the