Admin. region Oberbayern Elevation 668 m (2,192 ft) Population 1,168 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 82418 | Area 20.44 km² Local time Thursday 7:52 AM | |
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Municipal assoc. Seehausen am Staffelsee Weather 4°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Riegsee is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town lies on a lake of the same name.
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Map of 82418 Riegsee, Germany
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).
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