Prien am Chiemsee

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (January 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:Prien am Chiemsee]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|de|Prien am Chiemsee}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Prien am Chiemsee
Municipality
Parish church at the market square
Coat of arms
Location of Prien am Chiemsee within Rosenheim district
Interactive map of Prien am Chiemsee
Prien am Chiemsee Location within Germany Show map of Germany Prien am Chiemsee Location within Bavaria Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°20′E / 47.867°N 12.333°E / 47.867; 12.333
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Rosenheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Friedrich
Area
• Total	20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Elevation	520–610 m (1,710–2,000 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	10,949
• Density	529/km2 (1,370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83209
Dialling codes	08051
Vehicle registration	RO
Website	www.prien.de

Prien am Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁiːn ʔam ˈkiːmzeː] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Prien on the Chiemsee'; officially Prien a.Chiemsee) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim in Germany. Located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Rosenheim, the town is a certified air and Kneipp spa on the western shore of Chiemsee, Bavaria's largest lake.

The name of Prien is derived from the Celtic denomination of the river Prien (Brigenna, 'coming from the mountains').

Geography

Transport

Prien is on the main rail line between Munich and Salzburg. Two branch lines originate at the Prien station. The Chiemgau Railway is a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) line extending into the foothills of the Alps at Aschau im Chiemgau; it is served by diesel multiple units. The Chiemsee-Bahn is a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) narrow-gauge steam-operated seasonal tourist line connecting the Prien station with Lake Chiem at Prien-Stock. From there boats operate to the island of Herreninsel in the lake, on which is a royal palace built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the latter nineteenth century.

Bundesautobahn 8, which also connects Munich and Salzburg, can be reached a few kilometers south of the community on state road 2092.

Famous residents

• Adolf von Bomhard (1891–1976) Lieutenant General in German army, mayor
• Klaus Kotter (born 1934) — president of the International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation: 1980–1994.
• Maximilian Nicu (born 1982) — Bundesliga football player

Twin towns

• Valdagno, Italy, since 1987

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Prien am Chiemsee.

Media related to Prien am Chiemsee at Wikimedia Commons