Schneizlreuth

Schneizlreuth

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Schneizlreuth

Coordinates: 47°41′N 12°48′E / 47.683°N 12.800°E / 47.683; 12.800Coordinates: 47°41′N 12°48′E / 47.683°N 12.800°E / 47.683; 12.800
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Berchtesgadener Land
Government
 • Mayor Wolfgang Simon (FWG)
Area
 • Total 107.28 km2 (41.42 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,316
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 83458
Dialling codes 08651, 08665 (Ortsteile Weißbach und Jochberg)
Vehicle registration BGL
Website www.schneizlreuth.de

Schneizlreuth (Central Bavarian: Schneizlreith) is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany.

History

In 1285 an estate in the area was called Schnaezenreut. This is the earliest the town's name can be traced.

The municipality of Schneizlreuth was created on 1 July 1909 by merging the municipalities of Jettenberg (with the districts Oberjettenberg and Unterjettenberg) and Ristfeucht (including Schneizlreuth, then a hamlet). On 5 May 1945 the last battles of the World War II that were held in Bavaria took place in Schneizlreuth.

On 1 January 1984 the northern, larger part of the unincorporated area Jette Forst incorporated into Schneizlreuth, adding an area of 2279.77 hectares. The smaller southern portion with 683.49 acres joined the neighboring village of Ramsau. On 1 January 2011, the eastern portion of Forest St. Zeno (966.50 hectares) incorporated into Schneizlreuth. The rest of the area, 290.10 acres, was annexed to Bad Reichenhall. Both of these uninhabited, formerly unincorporated areas continue under their former names as districts within the Schneizlreuth municipality.

Famous citizens

Bally Prell (1922-1982), folk singer, made Schneizlreuth known throughout Germany with her 1953 song about the "Beauty Queen from Schneizlreuth".

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.


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