Schneizlreuth

Schneizlreuth
Municipality
Saint Vincent Church in Weißbach an der Alpenstraße, municipal part of Schneizlreuth
Coat of arms
Location of Schneizlreuth within Berchtesgadener Land district
Schneizlreuth Show map of Germany Schneizlreuth Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°41′N12°48′E / 47.683°N 12.800°E / 47.683; 12.800
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Berchtesgadener Land
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Wolfgang Simon [1] (FW)
Area
• Total	107.28 km2 (41.42 sq mi)
Elevation	511 m (1,677 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31) [2]
• Total	1,375
• Density	12.82/km2 (33.20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83458
Dialling codes	08651, 08665 (Ortsteile Weißbach und Jochberg)
Vehicle registration	BGL
Website	www.schneizlreuth.de

Schneizlreuth is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany.

History

In 1285, an estate in the area was called Schnaezenreut. This is the earliest the town's name can be traced.

The municipality of Schneizlreuth was created on 1 July 1909 by merging the municipalities of Jettenberg (with the districts Oberjettenberg and Unterjettenberg) and Ristfeucht (including Schneizlreuth, then a hamlet). On 5 May 1945, the last battles of World War II that were held in Bavaria took place in Schneizlreuth.

On 1 January 1984, the northern, larger part of the unincorporated area Jette Forst was incorporated into Schneizlreuth, adding an area of 2279.77 hectares. The smaller southern portion with 683.49 acres joined the neighboring village of Ramsau. On 1 January 2011, the eastern portion of Forest St. Zeno (966.50 hectares) was incorporated into Schneizlreuth. The rest of the area, 290.10 acres, was annexed to Bad Reichenhall. Both of these uninhabited, formerly unincorporated areas continue under their former names as districts within the Schneizlreuth municipality.

Famous citizens

• Bally Prell (1922-1982), folk singer, made Schneizlreuth known throughout Germany with her 1953 song about the "Beauty Queen from Schneizlreuth".

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.