Rheinau (Baden)

For other places with the same name, see Rheinau (disambiguation).

Rheinau (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnaʊ]; Low Alemannic: Rhinai) is a city in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.

Rheinau
City
Rheinau-Rheinbischofsheim, protestant church
Coat of arms
Location of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district
Rheinau Show map of Germany Rheinau Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E
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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,310
• 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

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
• 
  Helmlingen
• 
  Memprechtshofen
• 
  Memprechtshofen
• 
  Rheinbischofsheim

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.^[3]

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.