Rheinau (Baden)

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Rheinau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Rheinau
Rheinau (Baden) (Germany)
Rheinau (Baden)
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Ortenaukreis
Mayor Michael Welsche
Basic statistics
Area 73.43 km² (28.4 sq mi)
Elevation 130 m  (427 ft)
Population 11,073  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 151 /km² (391 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OG
Postal code 77866
Area codes 07844 / 07227 / 07853
Website www.rheinau.de

Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E / 48.66778, 7.93472

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

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Neighboring 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 town of Gamsheim.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] People, culture & architecture

[edit] Buildings

  • Lutheran Church Rheinbischhofsheim: 56 m high, largest church in the area, built in 1876, remodeled in 1998
  • Heidenkirchl in Freistett
  • St Nikolaus Church

[edit] Events

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

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Infrastructure

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

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

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Towns and municipalities in Ortenau (district)
Coat of arms of Ortenau County