Tegernsee () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Miesbach district of
Bavaria
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, Germany. It is located on the banks of
Lake Tegernsee
The Tegernsee () is a ''Zungenbecken'' lake in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany. The lake is the centre of a popular recreation area south-east of Munich. Resorts on the lake include the eponymous Tegernsee, as well as Bad Wiessee, Kreuth, ...
, which is 747 m (2,451 ft)
above sea level
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. A
spa town
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Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, Ba ...
, it is surrounded by an alpine landscape of
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria (, ; ) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat of the district gove ...
, and has an economy mainly based on
tourism
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.
The town is home to a former
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monastery, the
Tegernsee Abbey
Tegernsee Abbey ( German ''Kloster Tegernsee'' or ''Abtei Tegernsee'') is a former Benedictine monastery in the town and district of Tegernsee in Bavaria. Both the abbey and the town that grew up around it are named after the Tegernsee, the lake ...
. Today the building is a ''
Schloss
''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house.
Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cogn ...
''. The northern wing of the abbey contains a brewery that produces the famous Tegernsee Lager Beer.
History
The original settlers of the area around the lake are not known. The recorded history of the region and of the town began with the arrival of the
Bavarians
Bavarians are a Germans, German ethnographic group native to Bavaria, a state in Germany. The group's dialect or speech is known as Bavarian language, Bavarian, native to Altbayern ("Old Bavaria"), roughly the territory of the historic Electo ...
in the sixth century AD. The noble family of the
Agilolfings
The Agilolfings were a noble family that ruled the Duchy of Bavaria on behalf of their Merovingian suzerains from about 550 until 788. A cadet branch of the Agilolfings also ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards intermittently from 616 to 712.
They ...
ruled this region and the entire
Duchy of Bavaria
The Duchy of Bavaria () was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarians, Bavarian tribes and ruled by List of rulers of Bavaria, dukes (''duces'') ...
.

In 746, the brothers Adalbert and Ottokar, of the noble family of
Huosi
The Huosi family was one of the ''Uradel'' (ancient noble families) in the Duchy of Bavaria. Their status was enshrined in the '' Law of the Bavarians'', which lists them first among the five families having special rights privileges after the duca ...
, founded a
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monastery,
Tegernsee Abbey
Tegernsee Abbey ( German ''Kloster Tegernsee'' or ''Abtei Tegernsee'') is a former Benedictine monastery in the town and district of Tegernsee in Bavaria. Both the abbey and the town that grew up around it are named after the Tegernsee, the lake ...
. Its name derives from
Old High German
Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...
''tegarin seo'', meaning "large lake". Although much of the town's early history was lost as a result of
Magyar incursions in the tenth century, it is known that relics of
St. Quirinus, which the founders of the abbey obtained from
Pope Paul I
Pope Paul I (; 70028 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767. He first served as a Roman deacon and was frequently employed by his brother, Pope Stephen II, in negotiat ...
, were transferred in the eighth century from Rome to Tegernsee in order to be placed in its first church. The monastery had a substantial influence on the development of Southern Bavaria during the Middle Ages. It fell into decay in 907 after a series of defeats by the Magyars. It was
secularized
In sociology, secularization () is a multilayered concept that generally denotes "a transition from a religious to a more worldly level." There are many types of secularization and most do not lead to atheism or irreligion, nor are they automatica ...
in 921 by Duke Arnulf and re-established in 979 by
Emperor Otto II
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Otto II was ...
and
Duke Otto I of Bavaria. The emperor appointed a new abbot and granted the rights of free election of the abbot, freedom from taxes, and imperial protection. Thus removed from the
suzerainty
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of the Bavarian rulers, the abbey recovered its prosperity and grew culturally and artistically. Workshops were founded for book making, for glass painting, and for goldsmithing. Around 1030, ''
Ruodlieb
''Ruodlieb'' is a fragmentary romance in Latin verse written by an unknown southern German poet who flourished about 1030. He was almost certainly a monk of the Bavarian Tegernsee Abbey.
The poem is one of the earliest German romances of knight ...
'', an early German romance of knightly adventure written in
Latin
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verse, likely was written there. In 1165, Holy Roman Emperor
Friedrich I Frederick I or Friedrich I may refer to:
* Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht.
* Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978)
* Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105)
* Frederick I ...
visited the abbey. In the fifteenth century Cardinal
Nicholas of Cusa
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corresponded with the abbot and the prior about issues including mystical theology.
Because of its naturally protected position, Tegernsee suffered less from war and hardship than other parts of Bavaria. However, it was affected by the
Black Death
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during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
of 1618–1648. The monastery was
secularized in 1803 and was acquired by the Bavarian royal family, the
Wittelsbach
The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ...
s, who made it their summer residence. They brought court life and visitors to the lake, starting the tourism that characterizes the area today. The town experienced tribulations during the
War of the Austrian Succession
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of 1740–1748 and suffered many casualties in wars from the
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War (German: ''Preußisch-Österreichischer Krieg''), also known by many other names,Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Second War of Unification, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), ''Deutsc ...
in 1866 until World War II.
[
The abbey buildings were used as a military hospital during World War II. The valley became overcrowded with evacuees, who were there for protection from the bombing of urban areas. In the final weeks of the war, an SS division moved into the valley and built defenses against the American forces advancing from ]Bad Tölz
Bad Tölz (; Bavarian: ''Däiz'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany and the administrative center of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.
History
Archaeology has shown continuous occupation of the site of Bad Tölz since the retreat of the gla ...
.
On May 3, 1945, as American artillery prepared to open fire on the town, a wounded officer in the German army, Maj. Hannibal von Lüttichau, who was recovering in the makeshift military hospital, persuaded the SS to withdraw in order to save the town and its large population of noncombatants from the imminent bombardment. After persuading the SS to withdraw from the town, the Major advanced unarmed, in uniform, and alone toward the American forces under a white flag and he convinced the commanding officer to spare the town.
Geography
Tegernsee is located in the Bavarian Alps
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Geography
The term in its wider sense refers to that part of the Eastern Alps that lies on Bavarian state ...
, on the eastern shore of Lake Tegernsee, neighbouring Gmund am Tegernsee
Gmund am Tegernsee is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is located on the north shore of the Tegernsee Lake, and near the source of River Mangfall. It is from Munich and from the district capital, the ...
and Hausham
Hausham is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in south-eastern Germany.
Geography
Hausham is located approximately 45 km south of Munich, between Miesbach and Schliersee (Gemeinde), Schliersee. It ...
are to the north, Schliersee
Schliersee is a small town (Markt) and a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. It is named after the nearby Lake Schliersee. It comprises the districts Schliersee (town), , , , Josefsthal and Spitzingsee.
Among the p ...
is to the east, and Rottach-Egern
Rottach-Egern () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality (''Gemeinde Rottach-Egern am Tegernsee'') and town located at Tegernsee (lake), Lake Tegernsee in the district of Miesbach (district), Miesbach in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about 55 km ( ...
to the south. The Bavarian state capital, Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, is approximately north of the town, and the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
is approximately south.
The Alpbach stream, the bed of which was cleaned up in 2010, runs through the center of Tegernsee. The Rottach river flows partly along the boundary between the communities of Tegernsee and Rottach-Egern. The Baumgartenschneid
The Baumgartenschneid is a 1,448 metre high mountain in the Bavarian Prealps above the Tegernsee to the east.
Location and climbing routes
The climb to the summit is a straightforward mountain walk, taking 2 hours to ascend the 700 metres ...
, a 1,448 metre high mountain, is located not far from the town.
At the 2010 census, Tegernsee had a population of 3,889, of whom 1,672 were male and 2,217 female.
Attractions
The former Benedictine Abbey of Tegernsee is open to visitors. The complex is composed of the parish church of Saint Quirinus, the former abbey church, and the adjacent north and south wings surrounding the two courtyards. The north wing hosts the '' Ducal Bavarian Brewery of Tegernsee'', one of Germany's oldest breweries. The entire complex is called Schloss Tegernsee and it has been owned by the Wittelsbach family since 1817.
Other historic buildings in Tegernsee include the homes of the writer Ludwig Ganghofer
Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer. He has been called the "most-adapted author in the history of German cinema", as many of his novels were turned into films.
Biography
Ganghofer was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, ...
and the painter Joseph Karl Stieler
Joseph Karl Stieler (1 November 1781 – 9 April 1858) was a German painter. From 1820 until 1855 he worked as royal court painter for the King of Bavaria, Bavarian kings. He is known for his Neoclassicism, Neoclassical portraits, especially for ...
, and the summer residence of Lord Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, Liberal politician, and writer. A strong advocate for individua ...
. The Olaf Gulbransson Museum has been open since 1966 and is dedicated to the art of the Norwegian painter and caricaturist Olaf Gulbransson. The Museum Tegernseer Tal was established in 1999 in the Old Rectory of Tegernsee. It has 17 exhibition rooms, and its theme is the history and culture of the Tegernsee valley from the Middle Ages to the present. The Tegernseer Volkstheater has been in use since 1898.
The area around the Tegernsee lake serves as a recreational area. It is surrounded by the Bavarian Alps and occupies approximately 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi). It offers aquatic sports such as swimming and fishing, and other activities including hiking and Nordic walking. One may climb the 700 metres to the top of the Baumgartenschneid: the ascent takes two hours and the descent one and a half hours.
Economy
Tourism
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plays an important part in the economy of the city and the district. The local Orthopedic Clinic is the town's largest employer. Since 2003, the city has hosted the annual Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival during October, in which movies depicting life in the mountains compete.
Transport
Tegernsee is connected to Bundesstraße 307
The Bundesstraße 307 is a German federal highway which crosses the Bavarian Alps in a west–east direction. It is composed of three separate segments.
The road begins in Vorderriß, where the continuation leads into the Austrian village of Hi ...
, which runs from Gmund am Tegernsee
Gmund am Tegernsee is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is located on the north shore of the Tegernsee Lake, and near the source of River Mangfall. It is from Munich and from the district capital, the ...
to the Sylvenstein Dam
Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen and rockfilled embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the multipurpose Sylvenstein Reservoir (). It was built with the primary aim of flood protection for the ...
. The Bundesautobahn 8
is an autobahn in southern Germany that runs 497 km (309 mi) from the Luxembourg A13 motorway at Schengen via Neunkirchen, Pirmasens, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Stuttgart, Ulm, Augsburg and Munich to the Austrian West Autobahn near S ...
passes approximately 20 km to the north. The 9559 Tegernsee-Ringlinie bus connects Tegernsee with Rottach-Egern, Bad Wiessee
Bad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: ''Bad Wiessä'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Miesbach (district), district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria in Germany. Since 1922, it has been a spa town and located on the western shore of the ...
and Gmund am Tegernsee.
The railway station is the terminus of the privately owned Tegernsee-Bahn and is linked to Munich by through trains of the Bayerische Oberlandbahn
The Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH (BOB) is a private railway company based in Holzkirchen, Germany, and owned by Transdev Germany (formerly known as ''Veolia Verkehr''). Since June 2020 its services are operated under the brand Bayerische Regi ...
. It is also a principal stop for the pleasure boat services operated on the lake by 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 was ...
company.
Politics
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Tegernsee is divided into four quarters: the upper left and lower right quarters each depict three golden crowns on a blue background; the other two quarters depict water-lily leaves with entwined stalks above blue waves on a silver background. It was granted in 1886 and is based on the coat of arms of Tegernsee Abbey that dates from 1565.
Twin towns
In 2006, Tegernsee twinned with Dürnstein
Dürnstein () is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area. The municipal ...
, an Austrian town on the Danube.
Dürnstein
Dürnstein () is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area. The municipal ...
, Austria
Sports
Tegernsee is the home town of Viktoria Rebensburg
Viktoria Rebensburg (born 4 October 1989) is a German retired World Cup alpine ski racer and the 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, she has three World Cup season titles, all in giant slalom.
Career
After finishing ...
, an alpine ski racer who won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She also won the giant slalom title in the 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup
Eleven or 11 may refer to:
*11 (number)
* One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith
*''Eleven'', ...
.
The town is home to the sports club Turnverein Tegernsee e. V. whose chess club played until the 2008–2009 season in the first division of the German Bundesliga
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.
Daughters and sons of the town
* Egid Quirin Asam
Egid Quirin Asam (1 September 1692 – 29 April 1750) was a German plasterer, sculptor, architect, and painter. He was active during the Late Baroque and Rococo periods.
Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Asam worked mainly together with his brot ...
(1692–1750), plasterer and sculptor of the late Baroque
* Mirko Bonné
Mirko Bonné (born 9 June 1965) is a German writer and translator.
Bonné was born in Tegernsee, Bavaria. In 1975 his family moved to Hamburg, where he attended the Hansa Gymnasium. He graduated from the Otto Hahn Gymnasium in Geesthacht in 198 ...
(born 1965), writer and translator
* Florian Busch
Florian Busch (born January 2, 1985, in Tegernsee, West Germany) is a German former professional ice hockey forward who last played for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
International career
Busch has represented Germany a ...
(born 1985), ice hockey player
* Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
Marie Gabrielle (; 9 October 1878 – 24 October 1912) Duchess in Bavaria, was the youngest daughter of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria and his second wife, Infanta Maria José of Portugal. She married Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria in 1900 but di ...
(1878–1912), daughter of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria and first wife of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
* Joseph Kriechbaumer
Joseph Kriechbaumer (21 March 1819, Tegernsee- 2 May 1902), Munich was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Ichneumonidae.
A Doctor of Philosophy, Kriechbaumer was Kurator (Director) of the Munich Natural History Museu ...
(1819–1902), zoologist (entomologist
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
)
* Wolfgang Lackerschmid
Wolfgang Lackerschmid (born 19 September 1956 in Tegernsee) is a German jazz musician, bandleader and composer. His main instrument is the vibraphone, but he also plays many other percussion instruments. Lackerschmid grew up in Ehingen and now liv ...
(born 1956), jazz musician
* Max Leo (1941–2012), luger
* Eva Mattes
__NOTOC__
Eva Mattes (; born 14 December 1954) is a German-Austrian actress. She has appeared in four films directed by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder ('' The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', ', '' Effi Briest'' and '' In a Year of 13 Moons ...
(born 1954), Austrian actress
* Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Marcus H. Rosenmüller is a German film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the films '' Grave Decisions'', ' and directed ', ' and '.
Selected filmography
* '' Grave Decisions'' (2006)
* ' (2006)
* ' (2007)
* ' (2008)
* ' (2008 ...
(born 1973), film director
* Peter Schlickenrieder
Peter Schlickenrieder (born 16 February 1970 in Tegernsee) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He earned a silver in the individual sprint at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Schlickenrieder's best finish a ...
(born 1970), cross-country skier
* Marianne Seltsam (1932–2014), German ski racer
* Michael Veith
Michael Veith (born 20 January 1957 in Tegernsee) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid ...
(born 1957), ski racer
Notable residents
* Hedwig Courths-Mahler
Hedwig Courths-Mahler (), née Ernestine Friederike Elisabeth Mahler (February 18, 1867 in Nebra (Unstrut) – November 26, 1950 in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria) was a German writer of formula fiction romantic novels. She used the pseudonyms Relham, H ...
(1867–1950), had lived in her house at Schwaighofstraße 47 since 1935, where she died
*British peer and historian John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
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, died at Tegernsee in 1902 at his wife's family home
*Ludwig Ganghofer
Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer. He has been called the "most-adapted author in the history of German cinema", as many of his novels were turned into films.
Biography
Ganghofer was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, ...
, author
* Olaf Gulbransson, (1873–1958), Norwegian painter and caricaturist [
* ]August Macke
August Robert Ludwig Macke (3 January 1887 – 26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived during a particularly activ ...
(1887–1914), painter and member of the artist group Der Blaue Reiter
''Der Blaue Reiter'' (''The Blue Rider'') was a group of artists and a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name ...
, lived and painted a year in Tegernsee, from 1909 to 1910
* Oskar Messter
Oskar Messter (21 November 1866 – 6 December 1943) was a German Reich, German inventor and film tycoon in the early years of film, cinema. His firm Messter Film was one of the dominant German producers before the rise of Universum Film AG, ...
(1866–1943), film pioneer, buried in the Tegernsee cemetery
* Joseph Karl Stieler
Joseph Karl Stieler (1 November 1781 – 9 April 1858) was a German painter. From 1820 until 1855 he worked as royal court painter for the King of Bavaria, Bavarian kings. He is known for his Neoclassicism, Neoclassical portraits, especially for ...
, (1781–1858), painter in the service of the Bavarian court
*Viktoria Rebensburg
Viktoria Rebensburg (born 4 October 1989) is a German retired World Cup alpine ski racer and the 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the Born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, she has three World Cup season titles, all in giant slalom.
Career
After finishing ...
, (born 1989), alpine ski racer, giant slalom gold medallist in the 2010 Winter Olympics
* Karl Stieler
Karl Stieler (December 15, 1842 in Munich, Germany – April 12, 1885 in Munich) was a German lawyer and author.
Life
Stieler was the son of the painter Joseph Karl Stieler and his wife, the poet Josephine von Miller.
After graduating from s ...
(1842–1885), jurist and poet; buried in the Tegernsee cemetery
* Ludwig Thoma
Ludwig Thoma (; 21 January 1867 in Oberammergau – 26 August 1921 in Tegernsee) was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.
After graduation from t ...
(1867–1921), lived since 1908 in his house "Auf der Tuften" in Tegernsee, where he died
* Karl von Eberstein (1894–1979), German politician (NSDAP
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party ( or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers ...
) and former Munich police officer lived since 1950 in Tegernsee and found his last retirement at the Tegernsee cemetery
* Philipp Bächstädt (born 1982), television producer and presenter
References
External links
*
Tegernsee.com
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Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival
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