Prien am Chiemsee
Encyclopedia
Prien am Chiemsee is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim
, in Bavaria
, Germany
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lake, 16 km (9.3 mi) east of Rosenheim
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Rosenheim (district)
Rosenheim is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the southern border....
, in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
It is situated on the western shore of the ChiemseeChiemsee
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, between Rosenheim, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out of it...
lake, 16 km (9.3 mi) east of Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
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Famous resident
- Klaus KotterKlaus KotterKlaus Kotter was a West German-German tax consultant who served as the third president of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , serving as interim from 1978 to 1980, then as president from 1980 to 1994.Born in Prien am Chiemsee, Kotter became treasurer of the West German...
(born 1934) - president of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation: 1980-94.