From 1945 to 1952 it was part of Saxony and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany.

Schloss Krobnitz, an estate which belonged to Prussian Minister of War Albrecht von Roon, lies in Reichenbach.

There was a radio broadcasting station at the northern edge of Reichenbach since 1937.

Originally built as a free-standing wooden tower, it was replaced after World War II with a steel construction, which was renewed in 1999.

The Reichenbach transmitter broadcast the regional station MDR Info at 1188 kHz with an output of 3 kilowatts.