Ruhpolding

Ruhpolding
Coat of arms
Ruhpolding
Location of Ruhpolding within Traunstein district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Government
• Mayor	Claus Pichler (SPD)
Area
• Total	147.83 km2 (57.08 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	6,722
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	83324
Dialling codes	08663
Vehicle registration	TS
Website	www.ruhpolding-rathaus.de

Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400.

Ruhpolding has a biathlon track. It hosted the 1979, 1985, 1996 and 2012 Biathlon World Championships.

The economy is based on tourism and sports. In the year 2007 the Mountainbike 24h Race World Championships took place in the Chiemgau Arena. Other sports which are possible for tourists and residents are golf, mountainbiking, shooting, hiking, fly fishing and skiing.

History

The name "Ruhpolding" originates from the Bavarian word Rupoltingin and means "the people of the strong famous one". The town is mentioned as Ruhpoldingen for the first time in 1193.

It was connected to the railway in 1895. Since 1948, Ruhpolding became a famous spa and tourist resort, especially for winter sports. The accommodation figures were 600,000 overnight stays per year in the mid 1950s and increased to 1,122,732 overnight stays per year in 1991.

External links

• Village of Ruhpolding