Riegsee

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Coordinates: 47°41′56″N11°14′02″E / 47.69889°N 11.23389°E / 47.69889; 11.23389
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc. Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
   Mayor (202026) Jörg Steinleinter [1]
Area
  Total
20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total
1,287
  Density63/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

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

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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]

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References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. 1 2 Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein. Lexikon Bayerischer Ortsnamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung; Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz. Munich, C.H. Beck, 2006. p. 231. ISBN   978-3406552069 (in German)
  4. "Anzeige von Wolf-Dieter Montag". Merkur.de (in German). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2024.