Rheinau

The Rhine defines the setting of Rheinau — its broad floodplain places this Baden-Württemberg town on Germany’s western border, facing Alsace across the water. The municipality extends across the Upper Rhine Plain, where farmland, channels and riverside woodland create a low, open setting rather than a compact urban centre. Freistett, Rheinau’s administrative centre, is connected with Gambsheim in France by a road bridge, making the cross-border relationship part of everyday travel. Today’s Rheinau was formed in 1975 through the union of several formerly independent communities, including Freistett and Rheinbischofsheim. The Black Forest rises farther east, but the Rhine remains the area’s defining route and boundary. Find related webcams around the Upper Rhine to build a fuller picture of Rheinau and its border region.

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