Ried
Ried may refer to:
- Ried, Bavaria in Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg in Bavaria
- District of the city Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
- Part of Ebersburg in the District of Fulda in Hessen
- Part of Gemeinde Feldkirchen-Westerham in Landkreis Rosenheim in Bavaria
- Part of the village Frauenneuharting in the District of Ebersberg, Bavaria
- Part of the village Kochel am See in the District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria
- Part of the village Obermaiselstein in the District of Oberallgäu in Bavaria
- Part of the village Pfronten in Bavaria
- Part of the village Eriskirch on Lake Constance
- Part of the village Altmannstein in Landkreis Eichstätt, siehe Ried (Altmannstein)
Ried, Friesland
Ried (West Frisian: Rie) is a village in Franekeradeel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 400 in 2004.
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Coordinates: 53°13′21″N 5°35′26″E / 53.22250°N 5.59056°E / 53.22250; 5.59056
Ried (natural region)
The Alsatian ried consists of meadows liable to flooding, and of gallery forests, the vegetation of which is lush. The ried was formed by the then meandering Rhine, before it was canalised.The Petit Ried lies north of Strasbourg, whereas the Grand Ried lies south of Strasbourg. The town of Rhinau possesses 1000 ha of the last example of a temperate gallery forest in Western Europe, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine.
Toponymy
The word "ried" derives from Alemannic "Rieth" which means reed, and is related to the English word.
Geography
Today's Rhine is a pale reflection of what it used to be. Formerly, it used to be many km broad, spreading its sediments on a large zone, with Europe's largest water table discharging into the Rhine, or recharging from it, depending on the seasons. In return, the Rhine has become navigable, and provides Alsace with abundant hydroelectricity. As a matter of fact, France claims for itself the hydroelectricity produced here, according to the treaty of Versailles. Only the most recent dams, namely Gambsheim (F) - Freistett (D) and Iffezheim (D) - Beinheim (F), both of them located downstream of Strasbourg in the Petit Ried, produce electricity shared evenly by both states. The Iffezheim dam has just been equipped with a fifth turbine.
