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CHIEMSEE

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 132 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHIEMSEE , also called BAYRISCHES See also:

MEER, the largest See also:lake in See also:Bavaria, lying on a high See also:plateau 160o ft. above the See also:sea, between the See also:rivers See also:Inn (to which it drains through the Alz) and Salzach. With a length of 6 and a breadth of 9 m., it has an See also:area of about 33 sq. m., and contains three islands, Herrenworth, Frauenworth and Krautinsel. The first, which has a circumference of 62 m. and is beautifully wooded, is remarkable for the romantic See also:castle which See also:Louis II. of Bavaria erected here. It was the seat of a See also:bishop from 1215 to 1805, and until 1803 contained a See also:Benedictine monastery. The shores of the lake are See also:flat on the See also:north and See also:south sides, but its other See also:banks are flanked by undulating hills, which command beautiful and extensive views. The See also:waters are clear and it is well stocked with See also:trout and See also:carp; but the fishing rights are strictly preserved. Steamers ply on the lake, and the railway from See also:Rosenheim to See also:Salzburg skirts the See also:southern shores.

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