What is "reuss"

The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after the Rhine, Aare and Rhône). The upper Reuss forms the main valley of the canton of Uri. The course of the lower Reuss runs from Lake Lucerne to the confluence with the Aare at Brugg.

Reuss may refer to:

• Reuss (surname)
• Reuss (river) in Switzerland
• Reuss (state) or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the Republic of Reuss
• Reuss Elder Line and Reuss Younger Line (House of Reuss), members include:
  • At least 45 princes "Heinrich von Reuss"
  • Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf (1757-1831)
  • Eleonore, Princess Reuss-Köstritz (1860-1917)

Reuss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Allan Reuss (1915–1988), musician
• Edouard Guillaume Eugène Reuss (1804–1891), theologian
• Theodor Reuss (1855–1923), occultist
• August Emanuel von Reuss (1811–1873), Bohemian-Austrian geologist
• August Leopold von Reuss (1841–1924), Bohemian-Austrian ophthalmologist
• Henry S. Reuss (1912–2002), U.S. Congressman
• Isabel Reuss (born 1962), Mexican freestyle swimmer
• Jerry Reuss (born 1949), American baseball player