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
Riegsee
Riegsee
Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictGarmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Jörg Steinleinter[1]
Area
 • Total20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,205
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82418
Dialling codes08841
Vehicle registrationGAP
Websitewww.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]

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. 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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