Rheinau (Baden)
Rheinau is a city in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.
Geography
Rheinau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains directly on the Rhine and as such at the German-French border. The center of town is located immediately on the Rhine crossing to France and the southern borough of Linx is located not far from Kehl and Strasbourg.Neighbouring communities
Rheinau shares common borders with the following cities and towns, listed clockwise from the north: Lichtenau, Achern, Renchen, Appenweier and Kehl and the Alsatian towns of Gambsheim and La Wantzenau.Boroughs
Rheinau is made up of the boroughs of Freistett, Diersheim, Hausgereut, Helmlingen, Holzhausen, Honau, Linx, Memprechtshofen and Rheinbischofsheim.History
The town of Rheinau was created during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in January 1975 through the combination of the formerly independent municipalities of Freistett, Rheinbischofsheim and Honau.Local council (Elections in May 2014)
Churches
- Lutheran Church Rheinbischhofsheim: 56 m high, largest church in the area, built in 1876, remodeled in 1998Heidenkirchl
- St. Nikolaus Church