Rheinau (; ) is a city in southwestern

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

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and is part of the

district of Ortenau Ortenaukreis (; ) is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt (district), Rastatt, Freudenstadt (district), Freudenstadt, Rottweil (distri ...

Geography

Rheinau is located in the

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directly on the Rhine and as such at the German-

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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 Kehl (; ) is a city with around 38,000 inhabitants in the southwestern Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the region of Baden on the Rhine River, at the confluence with the smaller Kinzig (Rhine), Kinzig River, directly oppo ...

and

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Neighbouring communities

Rheinau shares common borders with the following cities and towns, listed clockwise from the north: Lichtenau (district of Rastatt),

Achern Achern (; ) is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 18 km southwest of Baden-Baden and 19 km northeast of Offenburg. Achern is the fourth largest town in the district of Ortenau (Ortenaukreis), aft ...

Renchen Renchen () is a small city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, part of the district of Ortenau. Geography Renchen is located in the foothills of the northern Black Forest at the entrance to the Rench valley at the edge of the Upper Rhine River Plains ...

Appenweier Appenweier () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the district of Ortenau. Geography Appenweier consists of the main municipal Appenweier (4,075 inhabitants), Urloffen (4,301 inhabitants), kn ...

and

(all in the district of Ortenau) and the Alsatian towns of

Gambsheim Gambsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France, in the historical region of Alsace. Geography Gambsheim lies adjacent to a river-crossing into Germany that is favoured by southbound traffic on th ...

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.
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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.Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975

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Local council (Elections in May 2014)

* SPD = 11 seats * IG Handel = 4 seats * CDU = 12 seats * Total = 27 seats

Churches

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

Economy and infrastructure

Infrastructure

Rheinau is connected to

, Bühl and

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

References

External links

Official site of the city of Rheinau

Information about and images
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Heimatmuseum Rheinau
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