Rheinhausen (Breisgau)

Rheinhausen
Coat of arms of Rheinhausen Coat of arms
Rheinhausen
Location of Rheinhausen within Emmendingen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Emmendingen
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Louis
Area
• Total	21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,602
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	79365
Dialling codes	07643
Vehicle registration	EM
Website	www.rheinhausen.de

Rheinhausen is a town in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Rheinhausen is located in the northern Breisgau region on the Rhine river. Along the Rhine, it includes part of the Taubergießen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Neighboring communities

To the west, across the Rhine river in France, is the Rhinau Island Nature Reserve, in the Schœnau commune of the Bas-Rhin department in France's Alsace region. Across the town's southern border is the village of Weisweil, to the east are the towns of Kenzingen and Herbolzheim, and to the north is the town of Rust, in the Ortenau district.

Villages

In 1972, the town of Rheinhausen was formed by combining two formerly independent communities, now each a village (Dorf), Niederhausen and, to its south, Oberhausen.