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Prien am Chiemsee

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberbayern

Elevation
  
520-610 m (−1,480 ft)

Area
  
20.69 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 8:36 PM

Dialling code
  
08051

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Rosenheim

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
10,291 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
83209

Administrative region
  
Upper Bavaria

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 46% Humidity

Prien am Chiemsee (official: Prien a.Chiemsee, High German [priːn], Bavarian (local) dialect [breˑɐ̯̃n]) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim in Germany. The town is a certified air and Kneipp spa on the western shore of the lake of Chiemsee, 16 km (9.3 mi) east of Rosenheim.

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Map of 83209 Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

The name of Prien is derived from the Celtic denomination of the river Prien (Brigenna – lit. „Coming from the Mountains“).

Neighborhoods

The political municipality of Prien am Chiemsee has 36 officially denominated neighborhoods:

Famous residents

  • Adolf von Bomhard (1891-1976) Lieutenant General in German army, mayor
  • Klaus Kotter (born 1934) — president of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation: 1980–1994.
  • Maximilian Nicu (born 1982) — Bundesliga soccer player

    • References

    Prien am Chiemsee Wikipedia
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