Chieming

Chieming
Municipality
Chieming am Chiemsee
Coat of arms
Location of Chieming within Traunstein district
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Coordinates: 47°54′N 12°32′E / 47.900°N 12.533°E / 47.900; 12.533
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stefan Reichelt (CSU)
Area
• Total	37.74 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
Elevation	537 m (1,762 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	4,778
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83339
Dialling codes	08664
Vehicle registration	TS
Website	www.chieming.de

Chieming is a municipality in Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany.

Name origin

The name Chieming, Chiemsee and the name of the area Chiemgau go back to the Old High German personal name Chiemo (7th/8th century). At the end of the 8th century the name Chiemgau appeared for the first time in documents as Chimigaoe but it stood at that time for a smaller area around the village of Chieming.^[source?]

Education

In Chieming there are

• 3 kindergartens
• a primary- and middle school,
• the Gymnasium Landschulheim Schloss Ising

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Chieming