Admin. region Oberbayern Population 318 (31 Dec 2008) | District Rosenheim Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 11:54 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 49% Humidity Points of interest Herrenchiemsee, Herreninsel, Abbazia di Frauenchiemsee, Inselgalerie Gailer, Augustiner Chorherrenstift | ||
Chiemsee is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany, named after the lake Chiemsee. It is Bavaria's smallest municipality by area and the second smallest (after Balderschwang) by population.
Map of Chiemsee, Germany
The municipal area comprises not the lake itself but the islands of Herrenchiemsee (Herreninsel) with its Palaces, Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel. While the island of Herrenchiemsee with 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) is by far the largest, most of Chiemsee's inhabitants live on 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) Frauenchiemsee.
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