Marquartstein

Marquartstein
Marquartstein
Location of Marquartstein within Traunstein district
Coordinates	47°45′31″N 12°27′42″E / 47.75861°N 12.46167°E / 47.75861; 12.46167Coordinates: 47°45′31″N 12°27′42″E / 47.75861°N 12.46167°E / 47.75861; 12.46167
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Traunstein
Municipal assoc.	Marquartstein
Mayor	Andreas Dögerl
Basic statistics
Area	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Elevation	530-800 m
Population	3,226 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	241 /km2 (623 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	TS
Postal code	83250
Area code	08641
Website	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, , 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. Marquartstein is at the edge of the Alps. Its geographical location is 47°46′N 12°28′E / 47.767°N 12.467°E / 47.767; 12.467.

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
• 1958 Romanian-American actress Tala Birell was buried in the village
• 1978: Marquartstein becomes head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach

Education

Marquartstein is the local centre which has a primary school, the Landschulheim Marquartstein (a Gymnasium and boarding school), a Realschule and Niedernfels ( a Roman Catholic primary and secondary school)

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.