Riegsee

Riegsee
Coat of arms
Riegsee
Location of Riegsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E / 47.700°N 11.233°E / 47.700; 11.233Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°14′E / 47.700°N 11.233°E / 47.700; 11.233
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Municipal assoc.	Seehausen am Staffelsee
Government
• Mayor	Franz Höcker sen. (Wählergemeinschaft)
Area
• Total	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,204
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	82418
Dialling codes	08841
Vehicle registration	GAP
Website	www.riegsee.de

Riegsee is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town lies on a lake of the same name.

The name Riegsee derives from the personal name Ruodgis and the Old High German word for "lake", sê(o). Attested historical forms of the name include Ruodgise (1050–c. 1065), Rvodgisisse (1052–55), Roueggese (c. 1065–75), Ruodkisesse/Rotkisesse (1152–53), Ruetgisse (1193–95), Ruggessê (1193–95), Roͮikisse (12th century), Rovchse (c. 1200), Rügsee (14th century), Rugksee (1403), Ruexsee (1431), Rügksee (1501), Riechsee (c. 1583), and Riegsee (1629).