Schönau am Königsee

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Schönau a.Königssee
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Schönau a.Königssee
Schönau am Königsee (Germany)
Schönau am Königsee
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Berchtesgadener Land
Mayor Stefan Kurz (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 131.68 km² (50.8 sq mi)
Elevation 630 m  (2067 ft)
Population 5,319  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 40 /km² (105 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BGL
Postal code 83471
Area code 08652
Website www.koenigssee.de
Location of Schönau a.Königssee within Berchtesgadener Land district
Map

Coordinates: 47°36′00″N 12°58′00″E / 47.6, 12.966667

Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany. The town is within vicinity of Königssee (King Lake in (German)).

It is home to a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that is the oldest permanent track in the world, having been constructed in 1968.

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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.