Bad Reichenhall

Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and capital of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg, and encircled by the Chiemgauer Alps. Mount Staufen (1,771 metres (5,810 feet)) and Mount Zwiesel (1,781 metres (5,843 feet)) are both near Bad Reichenhall. Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds. The town was the site of a disaster on 2 January 2006, when the roof of the town's ice rink collapsed under snow, killing 15 and injuring 34 others.

Bad Reichenhall
Town
Former town hall
Former town hall
Coat of arms of Bad Reichenhall
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Reichenhall within Berchtesgadener Land district
Bad Reichenhall is located in Germany
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall is located in Bavaria
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall
Coordinates: 47°43′29″N 12°52′37″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Bavaria
DistrictBerchtesgadener Land
Government
 • Lord mayorHerbert Lackner (CSU)
Area
 • Total39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total18,893
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83435
Dialling codes08651
Vehicle registrationBGL (until 1979: REI)
Websitewww.stadt-bad-reichenhall.de

Ice rink disaster
Alte Saline (old salt refinery)

Fifteen people, twelve of them children, died in the collapse of the Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink on 2 January 2006. Thirty-four people were injured in the accident.[2]

Famous people from Bad Reichenhall
  • Anni Friesinger, speed skater
  • Regina Häusl, alpine skier
  • Stefan Holzner, triathlete
  • Michael Neumayer, ski jumper
  • Hans Söllner, singer-songwriter

References
  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
  2. "German town mourns after ice-rink collapse". Msnbc. The Associated Press. April 2010.

Other websites

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