Riegsee
| Riegsee | ||
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  Riegsee Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E / 47.700°N 11.233°ECoordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E / 47.700°N 11.233°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern | |
| District | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Seehausen am Staffelsee | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franz Höcker sen. (Wählergemeinschaft) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) | |
| Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,205 | |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| 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 a 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).[2] 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).[2]
References
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
- 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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