Riegsee
General view of the village
General view of the village
Coat of arms of Riegsee
Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Riegsee  is located in Germany
Riegsee
Riegsee
Riegsee  is located in Bavaria
Riegsee
Riegsee
Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E / 47.700°N 11.233°E / 47.700; 11.233
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictGarmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
  Mayor (202026) Jörg Steinleinter[1]
Area
  Total20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
  Total1,283
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82418
Dialling codes08841
Vehicle registrationGAP
Websitewww.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.

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]

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)


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