Marquartstein

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Marquartstein
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Traunstein
Municipal assoc.	Marquartstein
Mayor	Andreas Dögerl
Basic statistics
Area	13.41 km² (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	530-800 m
Population	3,074 (31/12/2006)
- Density	229 /km² (594 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	TS
Postal code	83250
Area code	08641
Website	www.marquartstein.de Coordinates: 47°45′31″N 12°27′42″E / 47.75861, 12.46167

Marquartstein is a municipality in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany and is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach. It is situated in a region called Chiemgau, approximately 10 km south of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg. Most of the area is situated in the valley of the river Tiroler Achen, which separates the village into two parts. Its geographical location is 47°46′N, 12°28′E.

[edit] Brief history

1075: the castle was founded
1803: Pflegamt (municipal jurisdiction) was united with the court in Traunstein
1857: the castle ruin was rebuilt by Cajetan Freiherr von Tautphoeus
1884: railway from Übersee was built
1890-1908 The composer Richard Strauss lived in Marquartsein
1958 Romanian-American actress Tala Birell was buried in the village
1978: Marquartstein becomes head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach