Riegsee


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

Names

The name Riegsee derives from the personal name Ruodgis and the Old High German word for "lake", . Attested historical forms of the name include Ruodgise, Rvodgisisse, Roueggese, Ruodkisesse/Rotkisesse, Ruetgisse, Ruggessê, Roͮikisse, Rovchse, Rügsee, Rugksee, Ruexsee, Rügksee, Riechsee, and Riegsee.