Rosenheim

Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	urban district
Mayor	Gabriele Bauer (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	37.22 km2 (14.37 sq mi)
Elevation	440–470 m  (1,444–1,542 ft)
Population	60,877 (31 December 2009)[1]
- Density	1,636 /km2 (4,236 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RO
Postal codes	83001-83028
Area code	08031
Website	rosenheim.de

Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria (Germany) at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.

Geography

The population of the town proper is approximately 60,000 inhabitants with up to 125,000 in the surrounding area. Rosenheim is situated in the Upper-Bavarian Alpine Foothillsand, 450 meters (1470 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 37.52 km². The capital of Bavaria, Munich, is 52 km away in North-West direction from Rosenheim. It has a station at the junction of the Munich–Salzburg and the Munich–Innsbruck lines.

History and sights

Rosenheim, churches of St Nikolaus and Holy Spirit

In 1234, Rosenheim was mentioned for the first time as a market. The town's landmark is the gothic spire (65 m) of the parish church St. Nikolaus (1450) with its baroque onion dome (1641).

Rosenheim has very good facilities for studies in the midst of excellent weather conditions. There is a Fachhochschule Rosenheim offering various courses to the students.

Famous people

• Nicholas McCarthy
• Siegfried Fischbacher
• Hermann Göring
• George Dzundza
• Nadine Samonte
• Hans-Ulrich Rudel
• Annemarie Schneider
• Bastian Schweinsteiger
• Edmund Stoiber

Famous neighbour cities

• Salzburg (67 km)
• Munich (52 km)

Twin cities

Rosenheim is twinned with:

• Briançon, France, since 1974
• Lazise, Italy, since 1979
• Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

Pictures

View of Rosenheim in 1701.

References

External links

• Official Site (German)
• Fachhochschule Rosenheim (German)
• Out of Rosenheim
• Rosenheim Poltergeist
•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Rosenheim". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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