Rheinau (Baden)
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Location of the town of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district
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| Coordinates | 48°40′4″N 7°56′5″E / 48.66778°N 7.93472°ECoordinates: 48°40′4″N 7°56′5″E / 48.66778°N 7.93472°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Mayor | Michael Welsche |
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| Area | 73.43 km2 (28.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Population | 11,195 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 152 /km2 (395 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OG |
| Postal code | 77866 |
| Area codes | 07844 / 07227 / 07853 |
| Website | www.rheinau.de |
Rheinau is a town in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.
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Geography [edit]
Rheinau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains directly on the Rhine and as such at the German-French border. The center of town is located immediately on the Rhine crossing to France and the southern borough of Linx is located not far from Kehl and Strasbourg.
Neighboring communities [edit]
Rheinau shares common borders with the following cities and towns, listed clockwise from the north: Lichtenau (district of Rastatt), Achern, Renchen, Appenweier and Kehl (all in the district of Ortenau) and the Alsatian town of Gambsheim.
Boroughs [edit]
Rheinau is made up of the boroughs of Freistett (Hauptort and administrative seat of Rheinau with city hall), Diersheim, Hausgereut, Helmlingen, Holzhausen, Honau, Linx, Memprechtshofen and Rheinbischofsheim.
History [edit]
The city of Rheinau was created during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in 1975 through the combination of the formerly independent communities of Freistett, Helmlingen, Memprechtshofen, Rheinbischofsheim, Hausgereut, Diersheim, Linx, Hohbühn, Holzhausen and Honau.
People, culture & architecture [edit]
Buildings [edit]
- Lutheran Church Rheinbischhofsheim: 56 m high, largest church in the area, built in 1876, remodeled in 1998
- Heidenkirchl in Freistett
- St Nikolaus Church
Events [edit]
Every Friday morning there is a farmers' market in Freistett.
Economy and infrastructure [edit]
Infrastructure [edit]
Rheinau is connected to Achern, Bühl and Kehl by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.
References [edit]
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 9 October 2012.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rheinau (Baden) |
- (German) Official site of the city of Rheinau
- (German) Information about and images
- (German) Weberhaus
- (German) Heimatmuseum Rheinau
