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Rheinau | |
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Location of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°40′04″N07°56′05″E / 48.66778°N 7.93472°E /48.66778; 7.93472 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–31) | Oliver Rastetter[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.5 km2 (28.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,343 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77866 |
| Dialling codes | 07844 / 07227 / 07853 |
| Vehicle registration | OG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL |
| Website | www.rheinau.de |
Rheinau (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaɪnaʊ];Low Alemannic:Rhinai) is a city in southwesternBaden-Württemberg,Germany and is part of thedistrict of Ortenau.
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Rheinau is located in theUpper 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 fromKehl andStrasbourg.
Rheinau shares common borders with the following cities and towns, listed clockwise from the north:Lichtenau (district of Rastatt),Achern,Renchen,Appenweier andKehl (all in the district of Ortenau) and theAlsatian towns ofGambsheim andLa Wantzenau.
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.
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.[3]
Rheinau is connected toAchern,Bühl andKehl by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.
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