Riegsee

Riegsee
Municipality
General view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 47°41′56″N 11°14′02″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jörg Steinleinter[1]
Area
• Total	20.44 km^2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,287
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 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]

Notable people

• Wolf-Dieter Montag resided in Riegsee later in life[4]

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. 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)
4. "Anzeige von Wolf-Dieter Montag". Merkur.de (in German). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2024.