Rosenheim (district)

The district of Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria and is bordered ( clockwise starting in the west) to the counties Mies Bach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf and Traunstein and on the south by the Austrian province of Tyrol with the district Kufstein. With more than 250,000 residents of the district of Rosenheim after the district of Munich is the second largest county by population in Bavaria. The county town of Rosenheim is completely surrounded by the district, as part of county-level city itself but not one of them and is in the individual data of the district, therefore, not included.

For the district of Rosenheim include the cities Kolbenmoor, Bad Aibling and Wasserburg am Inn, as well as 43 other communities.

• 3.1 Tourism 3.1.1 Tourist basic data
• 3.1.2 The main attractions

• 4.1 District Administrators
• 4.2 Kreistag
• 4.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

The district of Rosenheim is located in the foothills of the Alps and in the Bavarian part of the Unterinntal. The moraine left by the würmeiszeitlichen Inngletscher has many lakes. The Springing in Tegernsee Mangfall flows near Rosenheim in the Inn. The circle area is part of a small part of Lake Chiemsee ( Schafwaschen ) and the Chiemsee islands women and Herrenchiemsee. By far the largest part of Lake Chiemsee, also the part surrounding the islands, part of the neighboring county of Traunstein. To the south lie the Mangfallgebirge ( the Wendelstein is with 1838 m the most striking (but not highest) survey in the district ) and the Chiemgau Alps. The highest mountain is the Great Traithen with 1852 m.

History

In the 1st century was at Rosenheim a bridge over the Inn (Latin " Aenus " ), which marked the boundary between the Roman provinces of Raetia and Noricum. This bridge was probably between the two places Leonhardspfunzen and Langenpfunzen, with the part of the name " pfunzen " from the Latin " pons Aeni " (= " Innbrücke " ) can be derived. In the twelfth century, the area passed into the possession of the Wittelsbach family, the old tribal duchies were replaced by the sovereign courts and offices.

1803, the court Aibling was built, but in 1807 disbanded. At the same time, the district court Rosenheim was re- circumscribed. There was also in the north of present-day county, the district court Wasserburg. All district courts belonged from 1810 to Isar circle, which was renamed in 1838 in Upper Bavaria. In addition to the District Courts there was in what is now the district still control or patrimonial and Hofmarken that were resolved in 1848. 1838, the district court Aibling was rebuilt. Furthermore, the district court Hague originated. 1853 nor the district court Prien was built in place of the 1848 resolution rule court. 1862 formed the district courts Rosenheim, Prien and Aibling the district of Rosenheim as an administrative authority, a " Royal. District Officer ". The District Courts Wasserburg and Hague formed the county Wasserburg. In 1864 the municipality of Rosenheim received city rights by the Bavarian King Ludwig II. 1870 was a circular immediate city.

1900 a separate district office was built for the space char. For the district of Rosenheim was from 22 communities, however, had four municipalities of the district office Traunstein. The county offices were since 1939 in District Offices, renamed the associated districts in counties.

As part of local government reform in Bavaria in 1972 was from the district of Rosenheim, the majority of the district Bad Aibling ( the community Großhelfendorf in the Northwest came to the district of Munich), the southern part of the district Wasserburg am Inn and a municipality of the district of Ebersberg ( today part of Tuntenhausen ) today Rosenheim formed. The remaining area of ​​the district Wasserburg came to the counties Mühldorf, Erding, Ebersberg.

Population Development

The district of Rosenheim won 1988-2008 almost 53,000 residents added or increased by around 27%.

The following numbers refer to the territorial status of 25 May 1987.

Economy and infrastructure

The income tax power per inhabitant in 2004 was at 279 euro ( national average 216). The purchasing power per capita in 2005 was ( national average 8,523 ) at 8,890 euros. In July 2011, the unemployment rate in the county at 2.6 %, much lower than the national average.

The area managed mainly serves of dairy farming. In Kolbenmoor, Wasserburg and Raubling large industrial firms are located.

The Chiemgau and the Inn Valley are destinations; great spa and rehabilitation facilities are located in Bad Aibling, Bad Feilnbach, Bad Endorf, Prien and Vogtareuth.

Tourism

Chiemsee Alps, Land Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG is the official marketing organization of the county and the city of Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria. The region is one of Germany's most popular holiday destinations for active vacationers, families, health and wellness travelers, lovers of culture as well as congress and conference guests. The Chiemsee Alps, Land Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG has its headquarters in Bernau am Chiemsee. There she also runs an information and booking center.

Tourist basic data

(Source: Statistical Office )

• Offered beds ( commercial establishments and camping ): 14,618
• Open accommodation establishments ( commercial establishments and camping ): 374
• Tourist arrivals (2012 ): 860 702
• Nights (2012 ): 3,055,632
• Campsites: 17
• Medicinal and spas: 3, and other hydrotherapy and climatic health resorts
• Pastures and mountain inns: around 62
• Hotels: about 200

The main attractions

• Schloss Herrenchiemsee
• Mrs. island with Munster
• Historic town of Wasserburg in the Innschleife
• Historic village Neubeuern
• Wendelsteinbahn, oldest mountain railway in Germany
• Oldest nature reserve in Bavaria: Eggstätt Hemhofer lake
• Oldest mud bath Bavaria in Bad Aibling

Traffic

The city of Rosenheim is an important railway junction in the foothills of the Alps, which was back in 1857, joined by the Bavarian Maximilian Munich train with wooden churches and Bad Aibling ( Mangfalltalbahn ). It was continued in the same year on Kiefersfelden to Kufstein in Tyrol. Since 1860 there is also the distance over Prien, Traunstein and Freilassing to Salzburg.

First opened in 1871, the Bavarian State Railways, the direct connection from Munich to Rosenheim Grafing and from here 1876, the railway innabwärts about Wasserburg to Mühldorf. In Wasserburg Bf since 1902 chain connecting train to Wasserburg city and since 1905 from the route to Ebersberg.

No further State Lokalbahnen were added: 1878, also known as Chiemgau Railway Prien Aschau was opened. In 1897 the branching from the Mangfalltalbahn electrical Lokalbahn Bad Aibling filing of Bach AG E- Works vorm. O.L. Kummer & Co, Dresden, which was closed in 1973 and later dismantled after 1972 the electrical equipment had been abandoned. Furthermore, the railway Endorf Obing 1908 opened on the 1968 passengers and 1996, the freight has been discontinued and has been taken again in 2006 as a museum railway of the private Chiemgau local railway in operation.

Finally, the railway Mooslandl ( Oberbay ) Abzw - Frasdorf was opened in 1914, branching off from the main line in Mooslandl Rosenheim and Salzburg. The partial path pipe Village Frasdorf was decommissioned in 1970, the route Rosenheim tube village serves only to freight.

Almost exclusively to tourism are two narrow gauge railways:

• The Chiemsee Bahn, one in 1887, is still privately operated feeder line of the company Ludwig Fessler in Prien from the station to the boat station Stock
• The cogwheel railway Wendelsteinbahn GmbH, which climbs Brann castle from the more than 1700 m high lookout mountain since 1912.

The " Wachtlbahn " is an earlier six km long electric railway work, led by Kiefersfelden from the quarry of the former Heidelberg Cement factory in Wachtl (Tirol ). Today ( 2013) are only tourist trains offered on the shortened five kilometers of track in the summer season, ending right after the border.

The railway network of over 220 km stretch was reduced by closing some branch lines by 45 km in length:

(but see the comments on the part setting or recreational path )

Policy

District administrators

Council

The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following seat distribution in the council:

Coat of arms

The county coat of arms shows above, the Bavarian white and blue diamonds. They were taken from the coat of arms of the former district of Bad Aibling, the oldest dominion of the Wittelsbach family. The two Seeblätter on the left side are the arms of the island monastery Frauenchiemsee taken and are available for the Chiemgau, which forms the eastern part of the county. The Red Lion on the right-hand side comes from the coat of arms of the city of Wasserburg. The coat of arms was introduced in its present form on 14 May 1976.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Markets

Management Communities

Free community areas ( 10.37 km ²)

Communities

See also: List of places in the district of Rosenheim with all parts of the municipality.

Churches and chapels

See list of churches and chapels in the district of Rosenheim

Monuments

See monuments in the district of Rosenheim

Geotopes

The district is 34 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Rosenheim