Chiemsee (German pronunciation:
[ˈkiːmzeː]) is a freshwater lake in
Bavaria,
Germany, between
Rosenheim, Germany, and
Salzburg,
Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers
Tiroler Achen and
Prien flow into the lake; the river
Alz, out of it. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest.
The region around the Chiemsee is
Chiemgau and is a famous recreation area.
Islands Two of the main islands on the lake are
Herrenchiemsee (biggest island) and
Frauenchiemsee, also called Herreninsel (gentleman's island) and Fraueninsel (lady's island), respectively. The third main island, Krautinsel (herb island), is smaller than Frauenchiemsee and is uninhabited.
- Herrenchiemsee has a palace built by King Ludwig II in 1878, also called Herrenchiemsee, which was never completed but was meant to be a replica of the Palace of Versailles, in France. Many of the rooms of the castle are open to tourists; tours of the castle and its extensive grounds on the island are conducted throughout the summer.
- Frauenchiemsee is the smaller of the two major islands on the Chiemsee, and houses a Benedictine nunnery, built in 782, as well as a small village. The nuns make a liquor called Klosterlikör (cloister liquor) and a very good marzipan (almond paste).
There are also three very small islands: the Schalch, to the west of Frauenchiemsee; and two unnamed islands, 54 and 80 meters south of the Krautinsel, with an area of 30 m² each.
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As is so often the case, we were not allowed to photograph the inside (because of people who don't know how to turn off their flash). Eventually, I might scan some post cards to add, since the inside of the palace was truly quite amazing.
