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Reichenau (football Club)
Reichenau may refer to: *Reichenau Island, a German island in Lake Constance :*Reichenau Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery on the island *Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality that encompasses the namesake island and five separate areas on the mainland *Reichenau, Switzerland, part of the municipality Tamins, in Grisons, Switzerland * Reichenau, Carinthia, a municipality in Carinthia, Austria * Reichenau an der Rax, a municipality in Lower Austria, Austria *Reichenau im Mühlkreis, a municipality in Upper Austria, Austria *The Polish town of Bogatynia, which until 1945 was the German town of ''Reichenau'' *The Polish village of Topola, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, which until 1945 was the German village of ''Reichenau'' *The Czech town of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, historically named ''Reichenau'' in German *The Czech town of Rychnov nad Kněžnou, historically named ''Reichenau an der Knieschna'' in German *The Czech town of Rychnov na Moravě, historically named ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenau Island
Reichenau Island () is an island in Lake Constance in Southern Germany. It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of and a circumference of , the island is long and wide at its greatest extent. The highest point, the Hochwart, stands some above the lake surface and above mean sea level. Reichenau is connected to the mainland by a causeway, completed in 1838, which is intersected between the ruins of Schopflen Castle and the eastern end of Reichenau Island by a -wide and long waterway, the Bruckgraben. A low road bridge allows the passage of ordinary boats but not of sailing-boats. In 724, the first monastery was built on the island by the bishop Pirmin, and Reichenau quickly developed into an influential religious, cultural, and intellectual center. During the Early and High Middle Ages, the Reichenau Abbey was one of the significant monasteries across the Frankish Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |