Frauen- and Herrenchiemsee islands
Wednesday, 16 October 2013 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Herrenchiemsee Palace © Zairon/cc-by-sa-3.0
🔊 Listen to this Post HERRENCHIEMSEE
The island Herreninsel, with an area of 238 hectares, is the biggest of the three main islands of the
Chiemsee , a lake in Upper Bavaria. Together with the islands of
Fraueninsel and
Krautinsel it forms the municipality of Chiemsee.
Herrenchiemsee is inhabited by only about 300 people. The island is famous for the palace of Herrenchiemsee built by Ludwig II of Bavaria . Apart from the palace the island also consists of the Old Palace Herrenchiemsee , a former Augustinian monastery (Monastery Herrenchiemsee ).Herrenchiemsee , Herrenchiemsee Festival and Wikipedia Herrenchiemsee . (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Johns Hopkins University & Medicine - Coronavirus Resource Center - Global Passport Power Rank - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net . Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.
Frauenchiemsee © Gerhard66/cc-by-3.0
FRAUENCHIEMSEE
The 15.5-hectare (38-acre) large and car free Fraueninsel houses 300 permanent residents as well as an active
Benedictine convent . The monastery was founded in 782. Frauenchiemsee along with its sister island Herreninsel is one of the main tourist attractions on the Chiemsee, and is famous for the Kloster Liquor spirit, which is produced by the nuns. The school on the island was named
Irmengard Gymnasium , after
Irmgard of Chiemsee .
The island is accessible by ship year round. There are also several boats that can take passengers from Frauenchiemsee to Herreninsel and back.
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Imperial Abbey of Frauenchiemsee and
Wikipedia Frauenchiemsee . (
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