Marquartstein
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| State: | Bavaria |
| Adm. Region: | Oberbayern |
| District (Kreis): | Traunstein |
| Area: | 13.41 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 3096 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 231 inh./km² |
| Postal Code: | 83250 |
| Homepage: | http://www.marquartstein.de |
Marquartstein is a municipality in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany and is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach. It is situated in a region called Chiemgau, approximately 10 km south of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg. Most of the area is situated in the valley of the river Tiroler Achen, which separates the village into two parts. Its geographical location is .
[edit] Brief history
- 1075: the castle was founded
- 1803: Pflegamt (municipal jurisdiction) was united with the court in Traunstein
- 1857: the castle ruin was rebuilt by Cajetan Freiherr von Tautphoeus
- 1884: railway from Übersee was built
- 1890-1908 The composer Richard Strauss lived in Marquartsein
- 1978: Marquartstein becomes head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach
[edit] Education
Marquartstein is the local centre which has a Realschule and the Landschulheim Marquartstein.
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