Rain, Swabia

Rain
Coat of arms
Rain
Location of Rain within Donau-Ries district
Coordinates: 48°41′N 10°55′E / 48.683°N 10.917°E / 48.683; 10.917Coordinates: 48°41′N 10°55′E / 48.683°N 10.917°E / 48.683; 10.917
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Martin (SPD)
Area
• Total	77.13 km2 (29.78 sq mi)
Elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,897
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	86641
Dialling codes	09090
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.rain.de

Rain (also: Rain (Lech)) is a municipality in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Lech, close to its confluence with the Danube, 11 km east of Donauwörth.

Rain is on the B16 road and served by the Danube Valley Railway (Donautalbahn), both of which run between Ulm and Regensburg.

The earliest reference to Rain is in a document of the Niederschönenfeld monastery dated 4 July 1257, wherein it is described as a "civitas nostra" or ducal town. It is most probable that Rain was founded during the reign of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (1248–1253) or at the latest in the reign of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1253–1294) before 1257.

Rain was founded for economic and strategic reasons. The town protected Bavaria from the northwest and collected customs from its bridge over the river Lech.

On 15 April 1632 during the Thirty Years War the Battle of Rain took place. The Protestant army of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated the army of the Catholic League commanded by Johann Tserclaes von Tilly. Tilly withdrew his troops to Ingolstadt, where he died from tetanus from an infected gunshot wound in his thigh.