Ruhpolding

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Ruhpolding
Municipality
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Ruhpolding in late-July 2005
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Location of Ruhpolding within Traunstein district
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Ruhpolding
Coordinates: 47°46′N12°39′E / 47.767°N 12.650°E / 47.767; 12.650
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Traunstein
Subdivisions55 localities
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) Justus Pfeifer (CSU/Vereinigung Ruhpoldinger Bürger) [1]
Area
 • Total147.83 km2 (57.08 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,961 m (6,434 ft)
Lowest elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total7,153
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83324
Dialling codes 08663
Vehicle registration TS
Website www.ruhpolding-rathaus.de

Ruhpolding is the municipality with the biggest area of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border.

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The economy is based on tourism and sports. Major winter sports held in the district include biathlon and Ski jumping. Other sports which are possible for tourists and residents are golf, mountainbiking, shooting, hiking, fly fishing and skiing.

History

The name "Ruhpolding" originates from the Bavarian word Rupoltingin and means "the people of the strong famous one". The town is mentioned as Ruhpoldingen for the first time in 1193.

It was connected to the railway in 1895. Since 1948, Ruhpolding has been a famous spa and tourist resort, especially for winter sports. The accommodation figures were 600,000 overnight stays per year in the mid-1950s, which increased to 1,122,732 overnight stays per year in 1991.

Sport

Winter Sports

Ruhpolding has a biathlon track. It hosted the 1979, 1985, 1996 and 2012 Biathlon World Championships. It also has a ski jumping hill, Große Zirmbergschanze, where one World Cup event has taken place, in the 1992–93 season.

Mountain Bikes

In the year 2007, the Mountainbike 24h Race World Championships took place in the Chiemgau Arena.

Speedway

A former motorcycle speedway venue called the Ruhpoldinger Speedway Stadion, off Zeller Straße, held important events. These included a qualifying round of the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup [3] and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1969 and 1983. [4] [5]

People

Mayors

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References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  3. ↑ "1970 Speedway World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "1969 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "1969 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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