Seehausen am Staffelsee is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in

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. The main village, Seehausen, lies on the eastern shore of the Staffelsee lake.

Notable people

Bolko von Richthofen Bolko von Richthofen (September 13, 1899 – March 18, 1983) was a German archaeologist and a distant relative of the family of Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron". He is sometimes confused with his distant cousin and namesake, Karl Bolko von ...

(1899–1983) archaeologist, died in Seehausen am Staffelsee *

Karl Michael Vogler Karl Michael Vogler (28 August 1928 – 9 June 2009) was a German actor, probably best known for his appearances in several big-budget English language films. In ''The Blue Max'' (1966), he co-starred with George Peppard and Ursula Andress as the ...

(1928–2009) actor, died in Seehausen am Staffelsee

References

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) {{GarmischPartenkirchen-geo-stub