The Tegernsee is a ''
Zungenbecken''
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the
Bavarian Alps
The Bavarian Alps (german: Bayerische Alpen) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of Bavaria.
Geography
The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps tha ...
in southern
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. The lake is the centre of a popular recreation area south-east of
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...
. Resorts on the lake include the eponymous
Tegernsee, as well as
Bad Wiessee
Bad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: ''Bad Wiessä'') is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria in Germany. Since 1922, it has been a spa town and located on the western shore of the Tegernsee Lake. It had a population of around ...
,
Kreuth,
Gmund, and
Rottach-Egern.
The lake is some in length, with a width of and an area of . It reaches a maximum depth of , with an average depth of , and the normal water level is above sea level. The lake flows into the
River Mangfall, a tributary of the
River Inn and thence the
River Danube.
The buildings of the former
Benedictine
, image = Medalla San Benito.PNG
, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...
of
Tegernsee Abbey lie on the banks of the lake. Now in private hands, they are now known as ''Schloss Tegernsee''.
The area around the lake is linked to Munich by rail through trains of the
Bayerische Oberlandbahn, which, in the final part of their journey, travel over the tracks of the privately owned
Tegernsee-Bahn. Pleasure boat services serve several points on the lake, and are operated by boats of the
Bayerische Seenschifffahrt
The , or Bavarian Lakes Shipping Company, is a company that operates shipping services on several lakes in the German state of Bavaria. Services operate on the Königssee, the Starnberger See, the Ammersee and the Tegernsee.
The company w ...
company.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and the ...
owned a house on the shores of Tegernsee and reclused here following the suicide of his niece,
Geli Raubal, in 1931.
External links
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Tourism information for Lake TegernseeInformation and webcam about Lake TegernseeTourism website for Lake Tegernsee
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Lakes of Bavaria
LTegernsee
Miesbach (district)