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Königsee

Coordinates: 50°39′41″N 11°5′50″E / 50.66139°N 11.09722°E / 50.66139; 11.09722
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Königsee
Location of Königsee within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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Königsee is located in Germany
Königsee
Königsee
Königsee is located in Thuringia
Königsee
Königsee
Coordinates: 50°39′41″N 11°5′50″E / 50.66139°N 11.09722°E / 50.66139; 11.09722
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions23
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Marco Waschkoswki[1]
Area
 • Total103.09 km2 (39.80 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,176
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07426
Dialling codes036739, 036738
Vehicle registrationSLF
Websitecms.königsee-rottenbach.de

Königsee (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçˌzeː] ) is a town and a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Ilmenau, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Erfurt. The present municipality was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Königsee and Rottenbach, under the name Königsee-Rottenbach. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities Dröbischau and Oberhain were absorbed, and the name was changed to Königsee.[3]

Town hall

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ Thüringer Gesetz zur freiwilligen Neugliederungkreisangehöriger Gemeinden im Jahr 2019, § 23, p. 802