- Schönau am Königsee
Infobox German Location
Name = Schönau a.Königssee
Wappen = Wappen von Schoenau am Koenigssee.jpg
lat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 36
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 58
Lageplan = Schönau a.Königsee in BGL.png
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
Landkreis = Berchtesgadener Land
Höhe = 630
Fläche = 131.68
Einwohner = 5319
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 83471
Vorwahl = 08652
Kfz = BGL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 72 132
Adresse = Rathausplatz 1
83471 Schönau a.Königssee
Website = [http://www.koenigssee.de/ www.koenigssee.de]
Bürgermeister = Stefan Kurz
Partei = CSUSchönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of
Berchtesgadener Land in the German state ofBavaria . It is located at the northern end of theKönigssee lake.Once a locality ("Gnotschaft") of theBerchtesgaden Provostry , Schönau finally fell to theKingdom of Bavaria in 1810. The todays 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 theWatzmann all the way to theAustria n 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
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Anton Adner ,peddler andsupercentenarian , born allegedly about 1705 in Schönau, died 1822 inBerchtesgaden
*Romy Schneider , actress, born on September 23, 1938 inVienna , died May 29, 1982 inParis , raised in Schönau from 1938 to 1949References
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