Marquartstein is a municipality in the southeastern part of
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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and is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and
Staudach-Egerndach. It is situated in a region called
Chiemgau
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, approximately 10 km south of
Lake Chiemsee between
Munich
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and
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
. Most of the area is situated in the valley of the river
Tiroler Achen, which separates the village into two parts. Marquartstein is at the edge of the Alps. Its geographical location is .
Brief history
* 1075: the castle was founded
* 1803: Pflegamt (municipal jurisdiction) was united with the court in
Traunstein
Traunstein ( Central Bavarian: ''Traunstoa'') is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a much larger district of the same name. The town serves as a local government, retail, health services ...
* 1857: the castle ruin was rebuilt by
Cajetan Freiherr von Tautphoeus
Cajetan and Kajetan is the Anglicized and Germanized form of the Italian given name Gaetano. People with this name include:
* Thomas Cajetan (1469–1534), Italian Dominican theologian, cardinal, and opponent of Martin Luther
* Saint Cajetan (Gae ...
* 1884: railway from
Ãœbersee was built
* 1890-1908 The composer
Richard Strauss
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lived in Marquartstein
* 1958 Romanian-American actress
Tala Birell
Tala may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tala (comics), a fictional character in DC comics
*''Tala'', a 1938 volume of poetry by Gabriela Mistral
*Tala (music), a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music
* "Tala" (song), by Sarah Geronimo, ...
was buried in the village
* 1978: Marquartstein becomes head of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach
Education
Marquartstein plays an important role in the local education. Almost all major school types are situated in the village:
* the Landschulheim Marquartstein, a
Gymnasium (highest-grade secondary school) with a boarding school
* the Achental-Realschule, a medium-level secondary school
* the Pädagogisches Zentrum Schloss Niedernfels (Pedagogic Centre Niedernfels Castle), a private catholic secondary school
References
Traunstein (district)
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