Honau (Rheinau)

Rheinau
Coat of arms
Rheinau
Location of Rheinau within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E / 48.66778°N 7.93472°E / 48.66778; 7.93472Coordinates: 48°40′04″N 07°56′05″E / 48.66778°N 7.93472°E / 48.66778; 7.93472
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor	Michael Welsche
Area
• Total	73.43 km2 (28.35 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	11,123
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	77866
Dialling codes	07844 / 07227 / 07853
Vehicle registration	KEL/OG/BH
Website	www.rheinau.de

Rheinau is a town in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.

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.

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 town of Gambsheim.

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 .

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.

Every Friday morning there is a farmers' market in Freistett.

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