Chiemsee (municipality)

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Chiemsee
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Aerial image of the Chiemsee municipality with the islands Frauenchiemsee, Krautinsel, and Herrenchiemsee (from top to bottom)
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Location of Chiemsee within Rosenheim district
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Chiemsee
Coordinates: 47°52′N12°25′E / 47.867°N 12.417°E / 47.867; 12.417
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Rosenheim
Municipal assoc. Breitbrunn am Chiemsee
Government
   Mayor (202026) Armin Krämmer [1] (FW)
Area
  Total
2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation
523 m (1,716 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total
220
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83256
Dialling codes 08054
Vehicle registration RO
Website www.vg-breitbrunn.de

Chiemsee is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany, named after the lake Chiemsee. It is Bavaria's smallest municipality by area and the second smallest (after Balderschwang) by population.

The municipal area comprises not the lake itself but the islands of Herrenchiemsee (Herreninsel) with its Palaces, Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel. While the island of Herrenchiemsee with 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) is by far the largest, most of Chiemsee's inhabitants live on 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) Frauenchiemsee.

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