Bad Reichenhall
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Bad Reichenhall | |
Coordinates: | |
Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Administration | |
Country: | Germany |
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State: | Bavaria |
Administrative region: | Oberbayern |
District: | Berchtesgadener Land |
Lord Mayor: | Herbert Lackner (CSU) |
Basic Statistics | |
Area: | 39.44 km² (15 sq.mi.) |
Population: | 18,351 (30 June 2004) |
- Density: | 465 /km² (1,205 /sq.mi.) |
Elevation: | 473 m (1552 ft) |
Further Information | |
Postal code: | 83435 |
Area code: | 08651 |
Licence plate code: | BGL (bis 1972: REI) |
Website: | www.stadt-bad-reichenhall.de |
Location of the town of Bad Reichenhall within Berchtesgadener Land district | |
Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgauer Alps (including Mount Staufen (1771 m) and Mount Zwiesel (1781 m)).
Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds.
The town was the site of a disaster on January 2, 2006, when the roof of the town's ice rink collapsed under snow, killing 15 and injuring 34 others.
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[edit] History
- The earliest known inhabitants of this area are the tribes of the Glockenbecher-Culture (a Bronze Age Culture, from about 2000 B.C.)
- In the age of the La Tene culture (about 450 B.C.) organized salt production commenced utilizing the local brine pools. In the same period a celtic place of worship is placed at the "Langacker"
- From 15 B.C to 480 A.D, the city is part of a roman province, Noricum
- 1136 A.D bought the founding of a monastery St. Zeno
- In 1617-1619 a wooden pipeline for brine exportation to Traunstein was built, with a length of 31 km, and more than 200 m in altitude difference
- In 1834, two thirds of the city's buildings were destroyed by a major fire
- The early 19th century saw the beginning of tourism, with Reichenhall becoming a famous health resort
- From 1890, Reichenhall is now called "Bad Reichenhall"
- In 1945, the area was bombed by allied forces, and following World War II the area was under American military governance (1945-1948)
[edit] Ice rink disaster
Fifteen people, twelve of them children, died in the collapse of the Bad Reichenhall ice rink on 2 January 2006. Thirty-four people were injured in the accident [1].
[edit] Famous people from Bad Reichenhall
- Anni Friesinger, speed skater
- Regina Häusl, alpine skier
- Stefan Holzner, triathlete
- Michael Neumayer, ski jumper
- Georg Ringsgwandl, cardiologist and cabaret artist
- Hans Söllner, singer-songwriter
[edit] External link
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