The Rinnerspitz is a 1,611 m high peak in the

Schliersee Mountains The Schliersee MountainsBourne, Grant and Körner-Bourne, Sabine (2007). ''Walking in the Bavarian Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 8, 171–212. . (german: Schlierseer Berge) are a part of the Mangfall Mountains in the Bavarian Prealps aro ...

in the Mangfall mountain range in the German Free State of

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. It is also known by locals as the Peißenberg (not to be confused with the

Hoher Peißenberg Hoher Peißenberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. Location The standalone Hoher Peißenberg ("High mount Peißen") is located in the middle of the Pfaffenwinkel region, in the Bavarian Prealps, in the Weilheim-Schongau district. Its summit ...

). It was here on 6 November 1877 that the

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Georg Jennerwein Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

, was shot in the back. The Rinnerspitz lies between the peaks of the 1,668 m high

Bodenschneid The Bodenschneid is a 1,668 m high mountain in the Schliersee Mountains in the Mangfall range in the German Free State of Bavaria. Location and area The Bodenschneid rises between the lakes of Tegernsee, Schliersee and Spitzingsee and lies in t ...

(430 m to the southeast) and the 1,552 metre high Wasserspitz (653 m north-northeast), in the southern part of the district of

Miesbach Miesbach () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and is the capital of the Miesbach district. The district is at an altitude of 697 metres above sea level. It covers an area of approximately 863.50 km² of alpine headlands and in 2017 had a popul ...

and, like its neighbours, on the boundary between the parishes of

Rottach-Egern Rottach-Egern () is a municipality (''Gemeinde Rottach-Egern am Tegernsee'') and town located at Lake Tegernsee in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about 55 km (35 miles) south of central Munich. Late Austrian actor Walter Slez ...

in the west and

Schliersee Schliersee is a small town (Markt) and a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. It is named after the nearby Lake Schliersee. It comprises the districts Schliersee (town), , , , Josefsthal and Spitzingsee. Among the poi ...

in the east. On the

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from the Wasserspitz to the Rinnerspitz, on the north flank of the summit, is the Jennerwein memorial cross. The municipal boundary on these and the other peaks marks the

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between the

and the

Tegernsee Tegernsee is a town in the Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the shore of Lake Tegernsee, which is 747 m (2,451 ft) above sea level. A spa town, it is surrounded by an alpine landscape of Upper Bavaria, and has an e ...

. The

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(DAV) accommodation hut of Bodenschneidhaus on the Rettenböckalm, 500 metres northeast of the Rinnerspitz, is the nearest building. The nearest settlement is the small hamlet of Enterrottach (Rottach-Egern parish), 1.3 km further west on the Valepp Road (''Valepp-Straße''), which is a

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from the exit of the hamlet towards Valepp (south). The

Spitzingsee Spitzingsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is . Geography The Spitzingsee is located about five kilometers south of the Schliersee and a few hundred meters south of the Spitzingsattels at an altitude of ...

lies a good 3 kilometres east, and the border with the

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

near the Schinder mountain just under 8 kilometres south (both

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References

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