Rheinau (Baden)
# Rheinau (Baden)

Rheinau (Low Alemannic: Rhinai) is a town 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 (district of Rastatt), Achern, Renchen, Appenweier and Kehl (all in the district of Ortenau) and the Alsatian towns of Gambsheim and La Wantzenau.

### Boroughs

Rheinau is made up of the boroughs of Freistett (Hauptort and administrative seat of Rheinau with city hall), Diersheim, Hausgereut, Helmlingen, Holzhausen, Honau, Linx, Memprechtshofen and Rheinbischofsheim.

* Boroughs of Rheinau
* Freistett
* Freistett
* Helmlingen
* Memprechtshofen
* Memprechtshofen
* Rheinbischofsheim

## History

The city of Rheinau was created during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in 1975 through the combination of the formerly independent communities of Freistett, Helmlingen, Memprechtshofen, Rheinbischofsheim, Hausgereut, Diersheim, Linx, Hohbühn, Holzhausen and Honau.

## Local council (Elections in May 2014)

* SPD = 11 seats
* IG Handel = 4 seats
* CDU = 12 seats
* Total = 27 seats

## Churches

* Lutheran Church Rheinbischhofsheim: 56 m high, largest church in the area, built in 1876, remodeled in 1998
* Heidenkirchl (in Freistett)
* St. Nikolaus Church

## Economy and infrastructure

### Infrastructure

Rheinau is connected to Achern, Bühl and Kehl by bus lines and belongs to the Public Transportation Authority of the district of Ortenau.

