Riegel am Kaiserstuhl

Riegel

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Riegel
Location of Riegel within Emmendingen district
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Coordinates: 48°9′2″N 7°45′0″E / 48.15056°N 7.75000°E / 48.15056; 7.75000Coordinates: 48°9′2″N 7°45′0″E / 48.15056°N 7.75000°E / 48.15056; 7.75000
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Government
 • Mayor Markus Jablonski
Area
 • Total 18.34 km2 (7.08 sq mi)
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,953
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 79359
Dialling codes 07642
Vehicle registration EM
Website www.gemeinde-riegel.de

Riegel am Kaiserstuhl (Latin Rigola) is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies 8 km northwest of Emmendingen, and is accessed by the motorway A5 (Karlsruhe - Basel).

Education

Riegel provides its citizens education with the Michaelschule that consists of both a Grund- and a Hauptschule.

Roman ruins

A Mithraeum was unearthed in the residential neighborhoods of Riegel.[2] A reconstruction of the temple was placed there, and the original artifacts can be seen at the museum in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Municipal partnership

Museum

The Kunsthalle Messmer is a museum exhibiting art from the 20th and 21st century. It is located in a former brewery building and includes a sculpture garden.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ kaiserstuhl.eu


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