Marquartstein

Marquartstein
Coat of arms of Marquartstein Coat of arms
Marquartstein
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Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Municipal assoc.	Marquartstein
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Dögerl
Area
• Total	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,190
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	83250
Dialling codes	08641
Vehicle registration	TS
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 .

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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

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)