Prien am Chiemsee (official: ,

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[], Bavarian (local) dialect []) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian Rosenheim (district), district of Rosenheim in Germany. The town is a certified Luftkurort, air and Sebastian Kneipp, Kneipp spa on the western shore of the lake of

Chiemsee Chiemsee () is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. It is often called "the Bavarian Sea". The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake from the south, and the river Alz flows out towards the north. The Alz flows in ...

, 16 km (9.3 mi) east of

Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of the ...

. The name of Prien is derived from the

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denomination of the river Prien (''Brigenna,'' 'coming from the mountains').

Geography

Neighborhoods

The political municipality of Prien am Chiemsee has 36 officially denominated neighborhoods:Online Page at the Bavarian State Library
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Transport

Prien is on the main rail line between Munich and Salzburg. Two branch lines originate at the Prien station. The

Chiemgau Railway The Chiemgau Railway (German: ''Chiemgaubahn'') is a single-tracked, railway line between Prien am Chiemsee and Aschau im Chiemgau in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. It is timetabled as route no. 952. Operation and History In 1875 ...

is a 10-km line extending into the foothills of the Alps at

Aschau im Chiemgau Aschau im Chiemgau is a municipality and a village in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany. Transport Aschau im Chiemgau station is on the Chiemgau Railway. Personalities * Hans Clarin (1929-2005), actor and synchronist * Locati ...

; it is served by diesel multiple units. The

Chiemsee-Bahn The Chiemsee-Bahn is a meter gauge railway line in Prien am Chiemsee, Germany. It is one of the world's last steam tramways, and the oldest continuously operated steam tramway in regular operation. Line The long line connects with Prien-Stock ...

is a 2-km narrow-gauge steam-operated seasonal tourist line connecting the Prien station with Lake Chiem at Prien-Stock. From there boats operate to

Herreninsel Herreninsel (; old name: Herrenwörth) is a 238 hectare island in Bavaria's largest lake, Chiemsee. It is the biggest of three main islands, Fraueninsel and "Krautinsel" joining it to form the municipality of Chiemsee. Herreninsel is famous for ...

in the lake, on which is a royal palace built by King

Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He is sometimes called the Swan King or ('the Fairy Tale King'). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the ...

in the latter nineteenth century. Bundesautobahn 8, which also connects Munich and Salzburg, can be reached a few kilometers south of the community on state road 2092.

Famous residents

Adolf von Bomhard Adolf von Bomhard (6 January 1891 in Augsburg – 19 July 1976) was an SS-'' Gruppenführer'' and ''Generalleutnant'' of the ''Ordnungspolizei'' (Orpo; order police) in Nazi Germany. In the post-war era he was ''Bürgermeister'' of Prien am Ch ...

(1891–1976) Lieutenant General in

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, mayor *

Klaus Kotter Klaus Kotter (27 May 1934 – 13 May 2010) was a West German-German tax consultant who served as the third president of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT – International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation), ...

(born 1934) — president of the

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: 1980–1994. * Maximilian Nicu (born 1982) —

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football player

Twin towns

Valdagno Valdagno is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, north-eastern Italy. The town was the birthplace of the textile manufacturing company Marzotto, and home to the Italian hotel chain " Jolly Hotels" Geography The town extends along t ...

, Italy, since 1987

References

External links

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