Schonstett

Schonstett
Schonstett
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Rosenheim
Municipal assoc.	Halfing
Mayor	Josef Fink (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m  (1614 ft)
Population	1,205  (31 December 2006)
- Density	89 /km2 (229 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RO
Postal code	83137
Area code	08055
Website	www.schonstett.de Coordinates: 47°59′0″N 12°15′0″E / 47.983333°N 12.25°E / 47.983333; 12.25

Schonstett is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.

History

In the Middle Ages, Schonstett was the capital of the dominion of the Baron of Schleich. In the course of the 1818 administrative reform in Bavaria Schonstett became an independent municipality.

Culture and sights

• Saint John the Baptist (parish church)
• Castle and castle gardens

Sports

• SV Schonstett
• Schloßschützen (marksmen)

Education

• Grundschule Schonstett (elementary school)
• Kindergarten "Fridolin Pusteblume" (nursery)

Youth

• KLJB Schonstett (for Catholic rural youth)

External links

• History of Schonstett (in German)

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