Marquartstein

Marquartstein
Marquartstein
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Coat of arms
	Location of Marquartstein within Traunstein district
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	Coordinates: 47°45′31″N 12°27′42″E / 47.75861°N 12.46167°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Municipal assoc.	Marquartstein
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Scheck
Area
• Total	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	3,030
• Density	226/km2 (585/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83250
Dialling codes	08641
Vehicle registration	TS
Website	www.marquartstein.de
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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. 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 47°46′N 12°28′E / 47.767°N 12.467°E / 47.767; 12.467.

Brief history

1075: Burg Marquartstein 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 Marquartstein
1958 Romanian-American actress Tala Birell was buried in the village
1978: Marquartstein becomes head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach

Marquartstein plays an important role in the local education. Almost all major school types are situated in the village:

the Landschulheim Marquartstein, a Gymnasium (highest-grade secondary school) with a boarding school
the Achental-Realschule, a medium-level secondary school
the Pädagogisches Zentrum Schloss Niedernfels (Pedagogic Centre Niedernfels Castle), a private catholic secondary school

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND WorldCat
Geographic	MusicBrainz area
Other	Yale LUX