Rosenheim

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Rosenheim

Rosenheim
Coat of arms of Rosenheim
Rosenheim is located in Germany
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Rosenheim
Coordinates 47°51′0″N 12°8′0″E / 47.85°N 12.133333°E / 47.85; 12.133333
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District urban district
Mayor Gabriele Bauer (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 37.22 km2 (14.37 sq mi)
Elevation 440–470 m  (1,444–1,542 ft)
Population 61,299 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 1,647 /km2 (4,266 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RO
Postal codes 83001-83028
Area code 08031
Website rosenheim.de

Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria (Germany) at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.

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Geography

The population of the town proper is approximately 60,000 inhabitants with up to 125,000 in the surrounding area. Rosenheim is situated in the Upper-Bavarian Alpine Foothills, 450 meters (1470 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 37.52 km². The capital of Bavaria, Munich, is 52 km away in North-West direction from Rosenheim. It has a station at the junction of the Munich–Salzburg and the Munich–Innsbruck lines.

History and sights

Rosenheim, churches of St Nikolaus and Holy Spirit

In 1234, Rosenheim was mentioned for the first time as a market. The town's landmark is the gothic spire (65 m) of the parish church St. Nikolaus (1450) with its baroque onion dome (1641).

Rosenheim has very good facilities for studies in the midst of excellent weather conditions. There is a Fachhochschule Rosenheim offering various courses to the students.

Famous people

  • Nicholas McCarthy
  • Siegfried Fischbacher
  • Hermann Göring
  • George Dzundza
  • Nadine Samonte
  • Hans-Ulrich Rudel
  • Annemarie Schneider
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger
  • Edmund Stoiber
  • Mark Benecke
  • Jupp Kapellmann

Famous neighbour cities

Twin cities

Rosenheim is twinned with:

See also

  • Out of Rosenheim
  • Rosenheim Poltergeist
  • Starbulls Rosenheim

Pictures

View of Rosenheim in 1701.

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 
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