Chiemsee (municipality)
Chiemsee | |
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Aerial image of the Chiemsee municipality with the islands Frauenchiemsee, Krautinsel, and Herrenchiemsee (from top to bottom) | |
Location of Chiemsee within Rosenheim district | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°25′E / 47.867°N 12.417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Rosenheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Breitbrunn am Chiemsee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Armin Krämmer (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 172 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83256 |
| Dialling codes | 08054 |
| Vehicle registration | RO |
| Website | www.vg-breitbrunn.de |
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.
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.