Riegsee

Riegsee
Municipality
General view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Interactive map of Riegsee
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Coordinates: 47°41′56″N 11°14′02″E / 47.69889°N 11.23389°E / 47.69889; 11.23389
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jörg Steinleinter
Area
• Total	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	1,260
• Density	61.6/km2 (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). 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).

Notable people

• Wolf-Dieter Montag resided in Riegsee later in life

References

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