Coordinates: 47°55′N 12°10′E
Rosenheim (district)
Rosenheim is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Bavaria,
Germany. Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the Rosenheim
west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and District
Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the
southern border. The district entirely surrounds the city of
Rosenheim, which is independently administered but hosts
the district's administration; both the city and the district
share the "RO" designation for their license plates.
Contents
History
Geography
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
References Country Germany
External links State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Bavaria
Capital Rosenheim
History Area
• Total 1,439.4 km2
The district was created in 1972 when the former districts (555.8 sq mi)
Rosenheim, Bad Aibling, and parts of Wasserburg am Inn Population (31 December 2018)[1]
were merged.
• Total 260,983
• Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Geography Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
The Rosenheim district is located in the foothills of the Alps,
Vehicle RO
the Chiemgau. The landscape is dominated by moraines registration
created by the Inn Glacier in the last glacial period, including
many lakes. To the east of the district is the largest of these Website landkreis-
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lakes, the Chiemsee. The main rivers in the district are the
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Inn and the Mangfall, which meet in the city of Rosenheim. m.de)
Mountain ranges in the south of the district include the
Chiemgauer Alpen and the Mangfallgebirge, which also contains the Wendelstein, at 1,838 metres (6,030 ft)
the highest elevation in the district.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms includes the distinctive Bavarian fusily at the top. The
crossed leaves of the water lilly on the left are taken from the
Frauenchiemsee coat of arms, symbolizing the Chiemsee area of the
district, and the red lion represents the city of Wasserburg. The coat of
arms was granted in 1976.
Towns and municipalities
Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Rosenheim
Towns Municipalities
1. Bad Aibling 1. Albaching 21. Kiefersfelden
2. Kolbermoor 2. Amerang 22. Nußdorf am Inn
3. Wasserburg am Inn 3. Aschau im Chiemgau 23. Oberaudorf
4. Babensham 24. Pfaffing
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften 5. Bad Feilnbach 25. Prutting
1. Breitbrunn am Chiemsee 6. Bernau am Chiemsee 26. Ramerberg
2. Halfing 7. Brannenburg 27. Raubling
3. Pfaffing 8. Breitbrunn am Chiemsee 28. Riedering
4. Rott am Inn 9. Chiemsee 29. Rimsting
10. Edling 30. Rohrdorf
Markt 11. Eggstätt 31. Rott am Inn
12. Eiselfing 32. Samerberg
1. Bad Endorf 13. Feldkirchen-Westerham 33. Schechen
2. Bruckmühl 14. Flintsbach 34. Schonstett
3. Neubeuern 15. Frasdorf 35. Söchtenau
4. Prien am Chiemsee
16. Griesstätt 36. Soyen
17. Großkarolinenfeld 37. Stephanskirchen
18. Gstadt am Chiemsee 38. Tuntenhausen
19. Halfing 39. Vogtareuth
20. Höslwang
References
1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/onlin
e?sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-001). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
External links
Official website (http://www.landkreis-rosenheim.de) (in German)
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