Rheinau (Baden)

Rheinau (Low Alemannic: Rhinai) is a town in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.

For other places with the same name, see Rheinau (disambiguation).
Rheinau
Town
Rheinau-Rheinbischofsheim, protestant church
Rheinau-Rheinbischofsheim, protestant church
Coat of arms of Rheinau
Coat of arms
Location of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district
Rheinau is located in Germany
Rheinau
Rheinau
Rheinau is located in Baden-Württemberg
Rheinau
Rheinau
Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2015–23) Michael Welsche[1]
Area
 • Total73.51 km2 (28.38 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,249
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77866
Dialling codes07844 / 07227 / 07853
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.rheinau.de

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.


  • Boroughs of Rheinau
  • Freistett
    Freistett
  • Freistett
    Freistett
  • Helmlingen
    Helmlingen
  • Memprechtshofen
    Memprechtshofen
  • Memprechtshofen
    Memprechtshofen
  • Rheinbischofsheim
    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.

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 Achern, Bühl and Kehl by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.

References
  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
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