Gstadt am Chiemsee

Gstadt am Chiemsee is a municipality and a village in the district of Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. It is located on Lake Chiemsee.

Gstadt a.Chiemsee
Municipality
Gstadt am Chiemsee
Coat of arms
Location of Gstadt a.Chiemsee within Rosenheim district
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Coordinates: 47°53′N 12°25′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Rosenheim
Municipal assoc.	Breitbrunn
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Bernhard Hainz[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,249
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83257
Dialling codes	08054
Vehicle registration	RO
Website	www.gstadt.de

Municipal parts

municipal parts are

• Gollenshausen
• Gstadt
• Aich
• Aiglsbuch
• Aisching
• Ed
• Lienzing
• Lienzinger Moos
• Loiberting
• Mitterndorf
• Plötzing
• Preinersdorf
• Schalchen
• Söll
• Weingarten

History

Gstadt am Chiemsee belonged to the monastery of Frauenchiemsee. After the administrative reform of Bavaria in 1818 it became a municipality. The earliest evidence of settlements, such as commodities or remains of lake dwellings, point to the Stone and Bronze Age from 5000 - 500 BC. The findings can be viewed in Bedaium Museum in Seebruck and Museum in Traunstein. In the Middle Ages, Bavarians from the Elbe river area settled in the region. Gstadt is located on the north side of lake Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria (84 km²), and is also called "Bayerisches Meer" (Bavarian Sea). Gstadt (original name "Gestadte") located in the "Chiemgau" region (a former Roman province of Noricum) was first documented in 1168 and was the departure point for boats crossing to the monastery of Frauenchiemsee. Later in the 19th century, the town was frequently visited by poets, writers and painters arriving on stagecoaches from Munich on their way to the islands. Through the centuries Gstadt remained loyal to agriculture and started to cater to tourism after World War II.

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).