Schönau am Königsee




in Bavaria, Germany



































































Schönau am Königssee

View of Königssee harbor
View of Königssee harbor


Coat of arms of Schönau am Königssee
Coat of arms

Location of Schönau am Königssee







Schönau am Königssee is located in Germany

Schönau am Königssee

Schönau am Königssee




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Schönau am Königssee is located in Bavaria

Schönau am Königssee

Schönau am Königssee




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Coordinates: 47°36′N 12°58′E / 47.600°N 12.967°E / 47.600; 12.967Coordinates: 47°36′N 12°58′E / 47.600°N 12.967°E / 47.600; 12.967
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Berchtesgadener Land
Government

 • Mayor
 Hannes Rasp (CSU)
Area

 • Total 131.65 km2 (50.83 sq mi)
Elevation

 630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31)[1]

 • Total 5,534
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
83471
Dialling codes 08652
Vehicle registration BGL
Website www.koenigssee.de

Schönau am Königssee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 History


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 References





Geography




View from Mt. Jenner


Schönau is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps; it is the southeasternmost German municipality, bordering on the Austrian state of Salzburg at the Hoher Göll massif and the Steinernes Meer range. The present-day commune was formed in 1978 by the merger of the former Schönau and Königssee municipalities. Since 1984 the municipal area also comprises the formerly unincorporated Königssee lake, the famous St. Bartholomew's Church and the surrounding mountains from the east face of the Watzmann peak up to the Austrian border in the south, including the eastern part of Berchtesgaden National Park. From the lake, the Königsseer Ache creek runs down to Berchtesgaden.


Due to its picturesque setting Schönau largely depends on tourism. It is home to a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is the oldest permanent track in the world, having been constructed in 1968. Passenger services along the lake from Schönau are operated by the Bayerische Seenschifffahrt company using electric boats.[2][3]



History


Schönau was first mentioned in a 1456 deed, then one of the eight historic localities (Gnotschaften) of the Berchtesgaden Provostry. After the secularisation of the Prince-Provostry, Schönau finally fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1810.



Notable people




  • Anton Adner (1705?-1822), peddler and supercentenarian


  • Magda Schneider (1909–1996), actress, lived and died in Schönau; her daughter Romy Schneider (1938–1982) was raised here


  • Georg Leber (1920–2012), politician, lived and died in Schönau


  • Hilde Gerg (born 1975), alpine skier, lives in Schönau


  • Felix Loch (born 1989), 2010 & 2014 Olympic luge gold medalist, lives in Schönau



References





  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Bayerische Seenschifffahrt". Bayerische Seenschifffahrt. Retrieved 2011-07-11.


  3. ^ "Geschichtliche Hintergründe" [Historical Background] (in German). Bayerische Seenschifffahrt. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-07-11.











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