Kreuth

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Kreuth
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kreuth
Kreuth (Germany)
Kreuth
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Miesbach
Mayor Josef Bierschneider (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 122.26 km² (47.2 sq mi)
Elevation 787 m  (2582 ft)
Population 3,903  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 32 /km² (83 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MB
Postal code 83708
Area code 08029
Website www.rathaus-kreuth.de

Coordinates: 47°39′00″N 11°45′00″E / 47.65, 11.75

Kreuth is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.

[edit] Schloss Ringberg

The castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of bavaria and was donated to the Max Planck Society in 1973.

[edit] Wildbad Kreuth

The springs were first mentioned in 1490. The first bath house was built in 1511 by Abbot Henry V. of Tegernsee. The buildings are now used by the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation for political gatherings of the CSU.