Rheinau (Baden)

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Rheinau
Wappen = Wappen Rheinau Baden.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 40 |lat_sec = 04
lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 56 |lon_sec = 05
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Freiburg
Landkreis = Ortenaukreis
Höhe = 130
Fläche = 73.43
Einwohner = 11073
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 77866
Vorwahl = 07844 / 07227 / 07853
Kfz = OG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 17 153
Adresse = Rheinstraße 52
77866 Rheinau
Website = [http://www.rheinau.de/ www.rheinau.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Welsche

Rheinau (Baden) is a town 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.

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.

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.

People, culture & architecture

Buildings

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

Events

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

Economy and infrastructure

Infrastructure

by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.

References

External links

* [http://www.rheinau.de/ Official site of the city of Rheinau]
* [http://www.badische-seiten.de/rheinau/ Information about and images]
* " [http://www.weberhaus.de Weberhaus] "
* " [http://www.age-world.de/Heimatmuseum-rheinau/ Heimatmuseum Rheinau] "