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b Touring Chiemsee Seeon Abbey VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
This post-Benedictine
Bavaria’s largest lake, Chiemsee is a real paradise for abbey, surrounded by the Practical Information
waters of Klostersee, was
watersports enthusiasts, with sailors, water-skiers, built in stages during the Road map E7.
n Tourismusverband
swimmers and divers all enjoying the opportunities 11th and 12th centuries. It Chiemsee, Felden 10, Bernau am
it offers. The lake is set amidst magnificent Alpine was remodelled in 1428–33 Chiemsee (08051-965 550).
scenery in the region known as the Chiemgau, by Konrad Pürkel, a master- ∑ chiemsee-alpenland.de
which stretches eastwards from Rosenheim to builder from Burghausen.
the border with Austria along the river Salzach. Fraueninsel
Chiemsee is surrounded by numerous small towns Like its neighbour Herreninsel, this island
and villages and dotted with islands, some of which is rich in art treasures. Its abbey
feature fascinating historic buildings. Excellent (Klosterkirche) was founded in 766
and taken over by Benedictine
land, water and rail transport facilities ensure nuns in the mid-9th century.
trouble-free travel to all destinations in the area. AltenmarktAltenmarkt
ObingObing
SteinStein
SeeonSeeon
HinzingHinzing
TraunreutTraunreut
TruchtlachingTruchtlaching
HalfingHalfing

HARTSEEHARTSEE EggstättEggstätt LambachLambach Castle in the Rock
One of the most interesting
Stock Bad EndorfBad Endorf SondermoningSondermoning curiosities of this region is the
The harbour town of Stock is connected by “Höhlenburg” – a castle carved
narrow-gauge steam railway to the Chiemsee’s LANGBÜRGNER SEELANGBÜRGNER SEE into a rock on the bank of the river
main resort of Prien. The railway, the ChiemingChieming NußdorfNußdorf Traun, some 30 m (98 ft) above
Chiemseebahn, is over one hundred years old. SIMSSEESIMSSEE JJ GstadtGstadt water level. Visits are allowed only
CHIEMSEECHIEMSEE with a guide.
TraunsteinTraunstein
StockStock
PrienPrien
HarrasHarras
GrabenstättGrabenstätt
UrschallingUrschalling
ÜberseeÜbersee
BernauBernau
BergenBergen
Chieming
Chieming lies on the
eastern shore of the
Urschalling lake. Its 6-km (4-mile)
The 12th-century church of JJ long beach is an ideal
St Jakobus features magnificent place for sunbathing
wall paintings dating from the and swimming in the
13th and 14th centuries. waters of the lake.
Herrenchiemsee Palace
In 1873, King Ludwig II 0 km 4
bought Herreninsel, with the
Key 0 miles 4
intention of building a replica
Motorway of the Palace of Versailles
Major road here. Funds ran out and the Chiemsee
project was not completed, Lying at an altitude of 518 m (1,700 ft), the
Minor road
but the magnificent central lake covers an area of 80 sq km (20,000 acres)
River section and park are well with a depth of 70 m (230 ft). Its size makes it
Viewpoint worth visiting. popular with sailing enthusiasts.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp519–22

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