Riegsee
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Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
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| 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) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,190 | |
| • Density | 58/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 (AD 1050–ca. 1065), Rvodgisisse (1052–55), Roueggese (ca. 1065–75), Ruodkisesse/Rotkisesse (1152–53), Ruetgisse (1193–95), Ruggessê (1193–95), Roͮikisse (12th century), Rovchse (ca. 1200), Rügsee (14th century), Rugksee (1403), Ruexsee (1431), Rügksee (1501), Riechsee (ca. 1583), and Riegsee (1629).[2]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein. Lexikon Bayerischer Ortsnamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung; Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz. Munich, C.H. Beck, 2006. p. 231. ISBN 978-3406552069 (German)
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Towns and municipalities in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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