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Ruhpolding
Bayernvillage
Ruhpolding
Total population
6,904
Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
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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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.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves912
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves869
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves809
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves784
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves764
- Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia744
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves720
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves637
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2021-08-161 km S of Niederau, Austria
- M 3.8 — 2019-10-224 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
- M 4 — 2010-10-19Austria
- M 3.8 — 2008-08-126 km SE of Maria Schmolln, Austria
- M 2.8 — 2008-08-062 km SE of Schalchen, Austria
- M 4.1 — 2008-07-18Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bayern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office
- AGS
- 09189140
- Population (Wikidata)
- 7,235
- Wikidata
- Q73532
Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439