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.

Ruhpolding
Municipality
Ruhpolding in late-July 2005
Coat of arms
Location of Ruhpolding within Traunstein district
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Coordinates: 47°46′N 12°39′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Traunstein
Subdivisions	55 localities
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Justus Pfeifer[1]
Area
• Total	147.83 km2 (57.08 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,961 m (6,434 ft)
Lowest elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,977
• Density	47/km2 (120/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 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.

The economy is based on tourism and sports. In the year 2007 the Mountainbike 24h Race World Championships took place in the Chiemgau Arena. 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.

People

• Ferdinand Max Bredt German Orientalist painter.
• Andreas Wellinger, Olympic champion in ski jumping
• Georg von Hertling, the German Chancellor from 1917 to 1918, died here
• Vanessa Hinz, German biathlete
• Wolfgang Pichler, Biathlon Coach
• Ilse Braun sister of Eva and Gretl Braun.

Mayors

•  ?–1893: Anton Pointner
• 1893–1906: Mathias Huber (BBB)
• 1906–1919: Georg Eisenberger (BBB)
• 1919–1933: Bartholomäus Schmucker
• 1933 until the end of war: Anton Kreidl, Josef Wallner, Karl Huber
• 1945 and 1946: Alois Rappl, Valentin Plenk, Fritz Grübl
• 1946–1966: Josef Mayer (CSU)
• 1966–1970: Leonhard Schmucker (CSU)
• 1970–1972: Anton Stengel (UW)
• 1972–1978: Franz Schneider (SPD)
• 1978–1996: Herbert Ohl (CSU)
• 1996–2002: Gerhard Hallweger (SPD)
• 2002–2008: Andreas Hallweger (CSU)
• 2008–2020: Claus Pichler (SPD)
• since 2020: Justus Pfeifer (CSU)

References

External links

Media related to Ruhpolding at Wikimedia Commons

• Village of Ruhpolding

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