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Rottach-Egern

Rottach-Egern
Church of St. Laurentius
Church of St. Laurentius
Coat of arms of Rottach-Egern
Coat of arms
Rottach-Egern   is located in Germany
Rottach-Egern
Rottach-Egern
Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°46′E / 47.700°N 11.767°E / 47.700; 11.767Coordinates: 47°42′N 11°46′E / 47.700°N 11.767°E / 47.700; 11.767
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Miesbach
Government
 • Mayor Franz Hafner, Erster Bürgermeister
Area
 • Total 59.10 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 5,733
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 83700
Dialling codes 08022
Vehicle registration MB
Website www.rathaus-rottach-egern.de

Rottach-Egern (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔtax ˈeːɡɐn]) is a municipality (Gemeinde Rottach-Egern am Tegernsee) and town located at Lake Tegernsee in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about 35 miles south of central Munich. Late Austrian actor Walter Slezak is buried in this area.

Rottach-Egern is located in the Tegernsee Valley, stretching southward from the shore of Lake Tegernsee to the Austrian border. The villages of Rottach, Egern, Gasse, Schorn, Sonnenmoos, Staudach, Weißach and Wolfsgrub have merged to become parts of a single settlement near the lake. More hamlets in the municipality are Berg, Ellmau, Hagrain, Haslau, Kalkofen, Oberach, Sutten and Trinis, Brandstatt, Enterrottach, Erlach, Kühzagl and Unterwallberg.

In Addition to the shoreline of the Tegernsee, The municipal area includes other small lakes of which Widrigsee (also Glocknersee), the Suttensee, the Riederecksee and Röthensteiner lakes are the main ones. The principal mountain range is part of the Mangfallgebirge, of which the Wallberg, at 1,722 metres (5,650 ft), with a cable car, is a venue for skiing, paragliding and the Wallenberg toboggan run.

The administrative center is in Rottach. The Catholic parish church of St. Lawrence is located in the district of Egern.

In 2011 there were also 1,228 people with a second home in the municipality



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