Riegsee is a municipality in the district of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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, in
Bavaria
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, Germany. The town lies on Riegsee Lake, of the same name.
Names
The name Riegsee derives from the personal name ''Ruodgis'' and the
Old High German
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word for "lake", ''sê(o)''.
Attested historical forms of the name include ''Ruodgise'' (1050–c. 1065), ''Rvodgisisse'' (1052–55), ''Roueggese'' (c. 1065–75), ''Ruodkisesse/Rotkisesse'' (1152–53), ''Ruetgisse'' (1193–95), ''Ruggessê'' (1193–95), Roͮikisse (12th century), ''Rovchse'' (c. 1200), ''Rügsee'' (14th century), ''Rugksee'' (1403), ''Ruexsee'' (1431), ''Rügksee'' (1501), ''Riechsee'' (c. 1583), and ''Riegsee'' (1629).
Notable people
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Wolf-Dieter Montag resided in Riegsee later in life
References
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
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