Tegernsee is a lake and spa town in Bavaria, Germany. It lies within the Miesbach district about 50km south of Munich and within the Bavarian Alps. Tyrol and Austria are about 20km. For the beauty of its Alpine landscape and rich history Tegernsee town and the area around the lake is a major tourist attraction with various spa and sport facilities for both summer and winter. As of the 2004 census Tegernsee town has a population of 5,000, the whole Tegernsee lake valley a population of 32,000. Other towns on Lake Tegernsee are as follows: Bad Kreuth, Bad Wiessee, Gmund am Tegernsee and Rottach-Egern. A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... For the 2005 Steven Spielberg film, see Munich (film). ... This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ...
Tegernsee Monastery was founded in 746 AD by Benedict monks and had substantial influence on development of Southern Bavaria. In 1803 the monastery became Summer Residence for the Royal Bavarian Wittelsbach family and with this brought court life and visitors to the lake. The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German kingdom of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been a kingdom since 1806. ...
The decision, however, was not executed but was adjusted by a settlement made at Tegernsee on 16 June, 804, on the occasion of the dedication of the Church of St. Peter at Tegernsee and the translation to it of the relics of St. Quirinus from the Basilica of St. Saviour (cf.
In the early part of the tenth century the monastery of Tegernsee fell completely into decay on account of the disastrous defeat of the Bavarians by the Magyars in 907, whereby nearly all the religious foundations of Bavaria were entirely destroyed.
Tegernsee was also a noted monastic school in the medieval period.
Vorderiss is at the western end of the Sylvenstein dam-lake, a mysterious sliver of water whose dark surface covers a submerged village.
The beautiful shores of Tegernsee are among the most expensive property in all Germany.
Tegernsee's wooded shores, rising gently to scalable mountain peaks of 6,300 feet, invite hikers, walkers, and picnicking families (the tourist office in the town of Tegernsee has hiking maps).
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