Bad Reichenhall

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Bad Reichenhall
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Location of Bad Reichenhall within Berchtesgadener Land district
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Bad Reichenhall
Coordinates: 47°43′29″N12°52′37″E / 47.72472°N 12.87694°E / 47.72472; 12.87694
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Berchtesgadener Land
Government
   Lord mayor (202026) Christoph Lung [1] (CSU)
Area
  Total39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total18,893
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83435
Dialling codes 08651
Vehicle registration BGL (until 1979: REI)
Website www.stadt-bad-reichenhall.de

Bad Reichenhall (Central Bavarian: Reichahoi) is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Staufen (1,771 m) and Mount Zwiesel (1,781 m)). Together with other alpine towns Bad Reichenhall engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the alpine arc. Bad Reichenhall was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2001.

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Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds.

History

Ice rink disaster

Fifteen people, twelve of them children, died in the collapse of the Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink on 2 January 2006. Thirty-four people were injured in the accident. [4]

Notable people from Bad Reichenhall

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References

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  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
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