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  Schönau am Königsee
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Berchtesgadener Land |
| Mayor | Stefan Kurz (CSU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 131.68 km2 (50.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 630 m (2067 ft) |
| Population | 5,319 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 40 /km2 (105 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BGL |
| Postal code | 83471 |
| Area code | 08652 |
| Website | www.koenigssee.de |
| Location of Schönau a.Königssee within Berchtesgadener Land district | |
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Schönau am Königsee 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.
Once a locality (Gnotschaft) of the Berchtesgaden Provostry, Schönau finally fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1810. Today's commune was formed in 1978 by the merger of the Schönau and Königssee municipalities. Since 1984 it also comprises the formerly unincorporated areas of the Königssee lake, the famous St. Bartholomä church and the surrounding mountains including the east face of the Watzmann all the way to the Austrian border in the south.
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.
Notable people
- Anton Adner, peddler and supercentenarian, born allegedly about 1705 in Schönau, died 1822 in Berchtesgaden
- Romy Schneider, actress, born on September 23, 1938 in Vienna, died May 29, 1982 in Paris, raised in Schönau from 1938 to 1949
References
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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