Riegsee

Riegsee is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town lies on Riegsee Lake, of the same name.

Riegsee
Municipality
General view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 47°41′56″N 11°14′02″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jörg Steinleinter[1]
Area
• Total	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,252
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82418
Dialling codes	08841
Vehicle registration	GAP
Website	www.riegsee.de

Names

The name Riegsee derives from the personal name Ruodgis and the Old High German word for "lake", sê(o).^[3] 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).^[3]

Notable people

• Wolf-Dieter Montag resided in Riegsee later in life^[4]