Rath

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Rath can refer to:

Contents 1 Things 2 Companies 3 Places 4 People 5 Fictional characters

[edit] Things

• rath (Hindu) - a Hindu temple carved out of living rock resembling a chariot
• Rath, as an alternative spelling of Rat, a German advisory or ruling council, see, e.g., Parlamentarischer Rat
• Ráth, Irish ringfort, fortified earthen works
• Rath (Magic plane), a plane in the Magic trading card game
• Rath (chariot), a ceremonial chariot or wagon in India, sometimes multi-storied
• Rath Yatra or Ratha Yatra, a festival in Orissa state, India from rath meaning chariot

[edit] Companies

• Rath Packing Company, a defunct meat packer formerly located in Waterloo, Iowa

[edit] Places

In Germany and neighboring countries, several places end in "-rath" or "-rode", indicating that they've been founded in a "de:Rodung" (uprooting/clearing)

• Rath, India, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India
• Rath Cemetery, a cemetery in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
• Rath, Bedburg, a subdivision of Bedburg municipality, Germany
• Rath, Düsseldorf, a borough of Düsseldorf, Germany
• Rath, Cologne, a borough of Cologne, Germany
• Rath, Nörvenich, a subdivision of Nörvenich municipality, Germany
• Rath, Oberösterreich, a village in Oberösterreich, Austria

[edit] People

• Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat killed in Paris
• Gerhard vom Rath, a German mineralogist
• Gustav vom Rath, the little known father of Ernst vom Rath and a minor government official

See also: Von Rath

• Wilhelm von Rath, Saxon cavalry officer

• Daniela Rath, (1977-), German high jumper
• David Rath, Minister of Health for the Czech Republic
• Elfriede Moser-Rath, Austrian ethnologist
• Matthias Rath, controversial German physician and vitamin entrepreneur
• Rachel Rath, actress
• Wilhelm Rath, German politician (FDP/DVP)

[edit] Fictional characters

• Rath (Nintendo), a character in the Nintendo game Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword
• Rath, a demon who has fought against the Justice League of America
• Rath Illuser, the Dragon Knight of Fire and one of the main protaginists from the Dragon Knights manga