Prien am Chiemsee

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Prien am Chiemsee within Rosenheim district

(2020–26) Andreas Friedrich^[1]Area

• Total20.69 km² (7.99 sq mi)Highest elevation

610 m (2,000 ft)Lowest elevation

520 m (1,710 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,243 • Density540/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

83209

Dialling codes08051Vehicle registrationROWebsitewww.prien.de

Prien am Chiemsee (official: Prien a.Chiemsee, High German [priːn], Bavarian (local) dialect [breˑɐ̯̃ⁿ]) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim in Germany. The town is a certified air and Kneipp spa on the western shore of the lake of Chiemsee, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Rosenheim.

The name of Prien is derived from the Celtic denomination of the river Prien (Brigenna, 'coming from the mountains').

Geography

Neighborhoods

The political municipality of Prien am Chiemsee has 36 officially denominated neighborhoods:^[3]

Arbing
Atzing
Au
Bachham
Bauernberg
Duft
Egerndorf
Elperting
Ernsdorf

Gaishacken
Griebling
Harlach
Harras
Hoherting
Hub
Irgarting
Kaltenbach
Kumpfmühle

Leiten
Mailing
Mitterweg
Mühlthal
Munzing
Mupferting
Osternach
Prien am Chiemsee
Prutdorf

Schmieding
Schöllkopf
Siegharting
Siggenham
Stetten
Trautersdorf
Urschalling
Vachendorf
Westernach

Transport

Prien is on the main rail line between Munich and Salzburg. Two branch lines originate at the Prien station. The Chiemgau Railway is a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) line extending into the foothills of the Alps at Aschau im Chiemgau; it is served by diesel multiple units. The Chiemsee-Bahn is a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) narrow-gauge steam-operated seasonal tourist line connecting the Prien station with Lake Chiem at Prien-Stock. From there boats operate to Herreninsel in the lake, on which is a royal palace built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria 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 (1891–1976) Lieutenant General in German army, mayor
Klaus Kotter (born 1934) — president of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation: 1980–1994.
Maximilian Nicu (born 1982) — Bundesliga football player

Twin towns

Valdagno, Italy, since 1987

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ Online Page at the Bavarian State Library