Ruhpolding | |
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) Ruhpolding in late-July 2005 | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ruhpolding within Traunstein district ) | |
)  Ruhpolding ) Ruhpolding | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 12°39′E / 47.767°N 12.650°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Traunstein |
| Subdivisions | 55 localities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claus Pichler (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.83 km2 (57.08 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,961 m (6,434 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,065 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83324 |
| Dialling codes | 08663 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Website | www.ruhpolding-rathaus.de |
Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border.
Ruhpolding has a biathlon track. It hosted the 1979, 1985, 1996 and 2012 Biathlon World Championships.
The economy is based on tourism and sports. In the year 2007 the Mountainbike 24h Race World Championships took place in the Chiemgau Arena. Other sports which are possible for tourists and residents are golf, mountainbiking, shooting, hiking, fly fishing and skiing.
History
The name "Ruhpolding" originates from the Bavarian word Rupoltingin and means "the people of the strong famous one". The town is mentioned as Ruhpoldingen for the first time in 1193.
It was connected to the railway in 1895. Since 1948, Ruhpolding became a famous spa and tourist resort, especially for winter sports. The accommodation figures were 600,000 overnight stays per year in the mid 1950s and increased to 1,122,732 overnight stays per year in 1991.
People
- Ferdinand Max Bredt German Orientalist painter.
- Andreas Wellinger, Olympic champion in ski jumping
- Georg von Hertling, the German Chancellor from 1917 to 1918, died here
- Vanessa Hinz, German biathlete
- Wolfgang Pichler, Biathlon Coach
References
- ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
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