Marquartstein

Marquartstein
Marquartstein
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Traunstein
Municipal assoc. Marquartstein
Mayor Andreas Dögerl
Basic statistics
Area 13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Elevation 530-800 m
Population 3,226 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 241 /km2 (623 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate TS
Postal code 83250
Area code 08641
Website www.marquartstein.de

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, , 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. Marquartstein is at the edge of the Alps. Its geographical location is .

Brief history

Education

Marquartstein is the local centre which has a primary school, the Landschulheim Marquartstein (a Gymnasium and boarding school), a Realschule and Niedernfels ( a Roman Catholic primary and secondary school)

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