Rheinau (Baden) Explained

Type:City
Rheinau
Image Coa:DEU Rheinau COA.svg
Coordinates:48.6678°N 7.9347°W
Image Plan:Rheinau in OG.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Freiburg
District:Ortenaukreis
Elevation:130
Area:73.51
Postal Code:77866
Area Code:07844 / 07227 / 07853
Licence:OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 3 17 153
Website:www.rheinau.de
Mayor:Oliver Rastetter[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 31
Party:CDU

Rheinau (Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: label=[[Low Alemannic German|Low Alemannic]]|Rhinai) is a city in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.

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 town of Rheinau was created during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in January 1975 through the combination of the formerly independent municipalities of Freistett, Rheinbischofsheim and Honau.[2]

Local council (Elections in May 2014)

Churches

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-rheinau-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Rheinau 2023
  2. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/1975.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975