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Rheinau (Low Alemannic: Rhinai) is a town in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.

Rheinau
Town
Rheinau-Rheinbischofsheim, protestant church
Location of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district
Rheinau
Rheinau
Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
  Mayor (201523) Michael Welsche[1]
Area
  Total73.51 km2 (28.38 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total11,322
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77866
Dialling codes07844 / 07227 / 07853
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.rheinau.de

Geography


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.


Neighbouring communities


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 towns of Gambsheim and La Wantzenau.


Boroughs


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


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.


Local council (Elections in May 2014)



People, culture & architecture



Buildings



Events


Every Friday morning there is a farmers' market in Freistett.


Economy and infrastructure



Infrastructure


Rheinau is connected to Achern, Bühl and Kehl by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.


References


  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.



На других языках


[de] Rheinau (Baden)

Rheinau ist eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg und die nördlichste des Ortenaukreises. Freistett ist der Hauptort der am Rhein gelegenen Kommune, die dem Eurodistrikt Strasbourg-Ortenau angehört.
- [en] Rheinau (Baden)

[ru] Райнау (Баден)

Райнау (нем. Rheinau) — город в Германии, в земле Баден-Вюртемберг.



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