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| Spitzingsee | ||
| Administrative district | Upper Bavaria | |
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| Residents | about 200 | |
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| height | 1,084 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)8025 70 00 - 0 www.schliersee.de | |
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Spitzingsee is a hamlet on the lake of the same name in the Schlierseer Mountains (Mangfall Mountains) in Upper Bavaria. Because of its easy accessibility from nearby Munich, the town and lake are a popular destination for local recreation in summer and winter.
background
The lake and the place on the lake are situated in a basin and are picturesquely framed by an almost high-alpine mountain backdrop.
Location Spitzingsee
From an administrative point of view, Spitzingsee is part of the municipality Schliersee. The hamlet is located directly on the lake and actually consists only of the church itself and the hotels and restaurants around the church.
Lake Spitzingsee
The Spitzingsee is Bavaria's largest high mountain lake, it is owned by the Free State of Bavaria: It is responsible Bavarian Lakes and Palaces Administration. The water quality of the lake has been considered to be excellent since a sewage disposal system was built.
| Data on the Spitzingsee: | |
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| Surface: | 28 ha |
| Volume: | 2,049,000 m³ |
| Scope: | approx. 3.33 km |
| Wide length: | approx. 300/650 m |
| Depth (medium / max): | 7.2 / 16.3 m |
| Height above NN: | 1085 m |
The Spitzingsee is fed by two mountain streams (Lochgraben, Firstgraben), drained via the Rote Valepp into the Brandenburger Ache and the Inn.
Because of the altitude, the lake freezes over very quickly in winter and then covered with snow.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Schliersee | 10 km |
|---|---|
| Bayrischzell | 15 km |
| Tegernsee | 26 km |
| Kufstein | 33 km |
| Rosenheim | 37 km |
| Munich | 73 km |
The Spitzingsee is located about five kilometers south of Lake Schliersee. The junction from the connecting road Schliersee - Bayrischzell (B307, German Alpine Road) coming from the north (Schliersee), still in the valley floor and after the Schliersee district of Neuhaus. From the junction then the Spitzingstraße leads over the Spitzingsaddle (1,129 m) after around 5 kilometers to Spitzingsee.
By plane
The next major airport is Munich Airport
(IATA: MUC)Franz Josef Strauss in Munich (approx. 104 km away). Another quickly accessible airport is located in Salzburg.
By train
From the Fischhausen - Neuhaus train station there is an hourly connection by the Bayerische Oberlandbahn Munich with approx. 90 min. driving time; Bavarian Oberland Railway;
Continue from here with the bus or taxi about seven kilometers on the road to Spitzingsee.
In the street
From the A8 motorway (Munich-Salzburg), 
Weyarn or Irschenberg, and about Miesbach on the federal highway B 307 am Schliersee past. Behind Neuhaus there is a branch to Spitzingsee.
During the season, disabilities from heavy traffic due to the arrival and departure of skiers are to be expected on the driveway.
The parking spaces at the ski lifts are free of charge, otherwise 4.- € / car.
mobility
The RVO (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern / DB) operates the bus routes in the region;
Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH, Bad Tölz base; Im Farchet 22, 83646 Bad Tölz; Tel.:08041 / 9655; Info:www.rvo-bus.de: Timetable information;
Bus route 9562 from / from Fischhausen Neuhaus (stop for the Oberlandbahn) to Spitzingsee. Free shuttle bus for the ski season.
Bus route 9560 Tegernsee - Spitzingsee, Halt are among others Tegernsee, Rottach-Egern.
The buses are free for holders of the Schliersee, Fischbachau or Bayrischzell spa and guest cards.
Spitzingsaddle
The Spitzingsattel (1,129 m) is the watershed between Mangfall and Inn.
The Spitzingstraße (state road 2077) leads from the Schliersee district of Neuhaus (junction from the German Alpine Road B307 at approx. 770 m altitude) as a cul-de-sac after around 3.5 km over the Spitzingsattel (1,129 m above sea level) and around 1.5 km to the lake and town Spitzingsee (1,084 m).
The mean slope is almost 10%, the maximum slope on the north side is 14%.
In normal weather conditions, the Spitzingsattel is easily accessible by car in winter, but it can also be closed after fresh snow falls.
Tourist Attractions
1 St. Bernhard. highest parish church in Germany.
St. Bernhard was inaugurated on October 23, 1938 by Cardinal Michael Faulhaber. The patron saint of the church is St. Bernhard von Menthone, responsible saint for alpine people, mountaineers and skiers. The architect of the church with its modern interior was Friedrich Haindl from Munich.
He is responsible for the house of God Parish Association Schliersee.
Exceptionally worth seeing are otherwise the lake and the surrounding mountains.
activities
The lakeshore is freely accessible almost everywhere. The lake can be circumnavigated on foot on an approx. 3.5 km long hiking trail along the lakeshore and comfortably in approx. An hour, even in winter, depending on the fresh snow situation.
In summer
One Boat rental is available from the Klausenhütte (Pedal boats, electric boats), motor boats are not permitted;
The lake is at an altitude of over 1000 meters and can reach a water temperature of up to 18 ° C on sunny midsummer days. Bathing is possible in several places, but there is no designated public bathing beach.
The entire environment of the Schliersee Mountains is a popular hiking, biking and walking area with numerous marked routes from spring to autumn, depending on the snow conditions. Since the rather gentle mountains are not quite as high and therefore free of snow for longer, the season starts earlier and ends later.
In the winter
- Sledding: Sometimes there is a toboggan rental at the inns and alpine huts and there are also well-tended toboggan runs / moonlight tobogganing on the alpine trails.
- The Spitzingsee is the start and end point of the Rotwandreib'n, one of the most famous and popular ski mountaineering tours in the Bavarian Alps.
- Deer show feeding at the Wintergatter Spitzingsee from December to March, organized by the Bavarian State Forests.
Alpine skiing
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpenbahnen Spitzingsee | 49 (0)8026 9292290 | 980 - 1,613 m | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 km |
The mountains Taubenstein (valley station on the east side of the lake) and the Stümpfling / Roßkopf (valley station on the south side of the lake), these with the main runs, on the west side of the lake there is the lift at the Bayernhang lift, the area is considered to be snow-sure from the end of November to Mid-April.
There are children's areas at the Stümpflingbahn and on the Bayernhang.
Stümpfling operating hours: daily if the weather permits. During the Bavarian Christmas and Carnival holidays, the Taubensteinbahn runs daily, otherwise on Fridays and Sundays.
There is floodlit skiing at the Stümpflingbahn every Thursday and Friday from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
To the traditional Firstalm Carnival, the ski carnival on Mardi Gras Sunday, see the Lower Firstalm.
- 1 Spitzingsee ski school, Stümpflingweg 13 (at the Bayernlift valley station). Tel.: 49(0)8026 7662. Open: Mon - Sun 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- 2 Central ski school / Ingos's ski rental, Sea route 1 (next to the church). Tel.: 49(0)8026 7721. Open: Mon - Sun 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The others Ski areas in the Mangfall Mountains (Sudelfeld, Wendelstein, Brauneck) are easy to reach from Spitzingsee in normal road conditions.
Nordic skiing
There are several trails at the lake:
- A circuit with starting point on the lake promenade in the village also leads along the lake or over the frozen lake;
- Valepper Almen: circuit with greater differences in altitude south of the lake;
- Trail starting at: Albert Link Hut;
Regular events
- The Firstalm Carnival takes place on Shrove Sunday on the Lower Firstalm takes place and is considered the oldest ski carnival in Upper Bavaria.
- The international Snow volleyball tour visits the Spitzingsee annually on a weekend in March.
- Lake festival at Spitzingsee, on a weekend at the end of August: musical program, Schuhplattler & Goaßlschnalzer, snacks / gastronomy in stands by the lake, illuminated boats in the lake in the evening, fireworks;
shop
There are souvenirs at the lake, otherwise shopping is recommended Schliersee or the county seat Miesbach.
kitchen
1 Old root hut (Inn, hotel), Roßkopfweg 1, 83727 Schliersee (at the south end of the lake). Tel.: 49(0)8026 6068-0.
2 Klausenhütte (Sea cafe), Rosskopfweg 2, 83727 Spitzingsee (in the hamlet of Spitzingsee on the lakeshore). Tel.: 49(0)8026 71807. . Boat rental;
Mountain pastures
Managed alpine pastures without regular accommodation (if not expressly stated). On the alpine pastures there are drinks and simple meals such as snacks or soups and the products of the alpine pasture.
- 1 Lower Firstalm (1.320m, mountain restaurant, terrace. Ascent from the lake in just under an hour (approx. 2.5 km distance).), 83727 Schliersee - Spitzingsee (at the ski area west above the lake). Tel.: 49(0)8026 7676. The Alm is located in the ski area in winter and becomes a ski hut in the season. The Skialmfasching is based on a tradition dating back to 1925 and is therefore the oldest in Upper Bavaria. Officially, it takes place on Shrove Sunday from 10 a.m. Masked people get cheaper lift prices, mask awards, fun bobsleigh race for masked people: "Zipfäbobrenaz" (race with hot-haired children's sledges), registration with the lift operator is required. Mardi Gras costumes are by no means forbidden on the other days of the foolish time.Open: daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Tuesdays in summer, no day off in winter.
- 2 Upper Firstalm (Ascent from the lake in just under an hour (approx. 2.5 km), 1,375 m), 83727 Spitzingsee (west over the Spitzingsee). Tel.: 49(0)8026 7302. Open: daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in good tobogganing weather also until 10 p.m., mountain inn, guest rooms, dormitories.
nightlife
- 1 New spinning wheel (Dancing bear), Spitzingstrasse 8, 83727 Schliersee (in the valley station of the Taubensteinbahn). Tel.: 49(0)8026 977. Open: all year round, Thu, Fri, Sat from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
During the season there are various evening entertainment programs in the inns and hotels.
accommodation
The selection ranges from alpine club huts to four-star conference hotels.
Cheap
Mountain huts at sea:
- 3 Blecksteinhaus (1,060 m, Alpine Club House of Section M.T.V. Munich.), Bleckstein 1, 83727 Spitzingsee (around 2 kilometers south of the lake). Tel.: 49(0)8026 71204.
- 4 Spitzing Lodge, Roßkopfweg 20, 83727 Spitzingsee (in the south near the lake, direct access by car possible and signposted). Tel.: 49(0)15789626887. 7 modern, newly renovated self-catering holiday apartments.Open: all year round.
- 5 Albert Link Hut (1,053 m, Alpine Club House of the Munich Section), Valepper Strasse 8, 83727 Spitzingsee (around 1.5 kilometers south of the lake). Tel.: 49(0)8026 712 64.
- 6 DAV House Spitzingsee (1,124 m, serviced self-catering house primarily for members of the Munich and Oberland sections, but also for members of other DAV sections) (on the road to the Bayernhanglift). Tel.: 49(0)8026 925 33 62.
- 7 Spitzingsee Hut (Self-catering hut only for members of the DAV section Bergbund Munich)
To those that can be reached from the lake by hike Mountain huts (Rotwandhaus, 1,737 m; Taubensteinhaus, 1,565 m) see in Mangfall Mountains accommodation.
- 8 Schönfeldhütte (1,410 m, DAV section Munich), Schönfeldalm 1, 83727 Schliersee-Spitzingsee. Tel.: 49(0)8026 74 96. Open: no day of rest, all year round, company holidays mid-Nov. - 25 Dec.
Equipment: 24 room dormitories, 10 mattress dormitories, drying room, separate washrooms / WC, coin showers;
The easiest way to get on from the lake or from the Spitzingsattel on forest and alpine paths in about an hour;
- 9 Mountain accommodation Schwarzenkopf (1,336 m, Berghaus of the Bavarian Police), 83727 Spitzingsee. Tel.: 49(0)8026 97530.
medium
- 10 BLSV-HausBergSee (Training and seminar house of the Bavarian State Sports Association), Stümpflingweg 12, 83727 Schliersee (at the valley station of the Bayernhang lift). Tel.: 49(0)8026 7652. The accommodation offers comfortable single and double rooms as well as rooms with bunk beds for travel groups and school classes. The HausBergSee can also be reached by coaches, although it is only connected by a spur road from the Spitzingsattel.
- 11 Hotrel Gundl Alm (Country house hotel), Spitzingstrasse 8, 83727 Schliersee / Spitzingsee (in the hamlet of Spitzingsee am See). Tel.: 49(0)8026 9209930.
upscale
- 12 Arabella Alpenhotel * * * *, Seeweg 7, 83727 Spitzingsee (in the hamlet of Spitzingsee directly on the lake). Tel.: 49(0)8026 798-0. Hotel's private beach on the lake.
health
- The next hospital for general medical care that is Agatharied Hospital.
Practical advice
- Guest information Schliersee, Perfallstrasse 4, 83727 Schliersee. Tel.: 49(0)8026 60 65 0, Fax: 49(0)8026 60 65 20. Open: Mon-Fri: 8.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.; Sat, Sun: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Bavaria.
- Avalanche warning service for Tyrol.
- For detailed information on equipment and behavior in the mountains, see the article Rockclimbing;
- There are branches of Deutsche Post (DHL) in Schliersee.
trips
- The localities Schliersee (Markus Wasmeier open-air museum), Fischbachau (Fischbachau Monastery) and Bayrischzell (regional customs, one of the oldest ski regions in the Bavarian Alps) are only a few kilometers away and can be reached quickly by road.
literature
cards
- Alpine Club (Ed.): Alpine Club Card No. BY 15 (1: 25,000): Mangfall Mountains Middle / Spitzingsee / Rotwand Bavarian Alps. ISBN 9783937530345 . 9,80 € e.g. for the regions Schliersee, Rottach-Egern, Neuhaus, Spitzingsee, Rotwand, Risserkogel, Schinder.
- Mangfall Mountains, Tegernsee - Schliersee - Rosenheim 1: 50,000. Bayer. Land survey office, 2005, Area map: Bavaria; L 12, ISBN 3-86038-484-8 .
Web links
The lake at the Bavarian Palace Administration
