Rhinau

Rhinau
Rhinài
The town hall in Rhinau
The town hall in Rhinau
Coat of arms of Rhinau
Location of Rhinau
Map
Rhinau is located in France
Rhinau
Rhinau
Rhinau is located in Grand Est
Rhinau
Rhinau
Coordinates: 48°19′13″N 7°42′12″E / 48.3203°N 7.7033°E / 48.3203; 7.7033
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonErstein
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marianne Horny-Gonier[1]
Area
1
17.35 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,675
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67397 /67860
Elevation155–166 m (509–545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rhinau (French pronunciation: [ʁino] ; German: Rheinau) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Until 1398, the village was located on the bank of the Rhine. The present village dates from the sixteenth century. At periods of low water in the Rhine, it is possible to see the old foundations of the village, as happened in 1749.

After a flood in 1541, an uninhabited 58% of its territory (10 km²) happened to end up on the right bank of the Rhine, in Germany. The German part of Rhinau is a natural reserve, the Taubergießen. A ferry crosses the river, linking the two banks in France and Germany.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file