Königsee

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Königsee
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Location of Königsee within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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Königsee
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Königsee
Coordinates: 50°39′41″N11°5′50″E / 50.66139°N 11.09722°E / 50.66139; 11.09722
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions23
Government
   Mayor (201925) Marco Waschkoswki [1]
Area
  Total103.09 km2 (39.80 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total7,176
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07426
Dialling codes 036739, 036738
Vehicle registration SLF
Website cms.königsee-rottenbach.de

Königsee is a town and a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Ilmenau, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Erfurt. The present municipality was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Königsee and Rottenbach, under the name Königsee-Rottenbach. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities Dröbischau and Oberhain were absorbed, and the name was changed to Königsee. [3]

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Town hall

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