Rottach-Egern () is a municipality (Gemeinde Rottach-Egern am Tegernsee) and town located at Lake Tegernsee in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about 55 km (35 miles) south of central Munich. Late Austrian actor Walter Slezak is buried in this area.
Geography Rottach-Egern is located in the Tegernsee Valley, stretching southward from the shore of Lake Tegernsee to the Austrian border. The villages of Rottach, Egern, Gasse, Schorn, Sonnenmoos, Staudach, Weißach and Wolfsgrub have merged to become parts of a single settlement near the lake. More hamlets in the municipality are Berg, Ellmau, Hagrain, Haslau, Kalkofen, Oberach, Sutten and Trinis, Brandstatt, Enterrottach, Erlach, Kühzagl and Unterwallberg.
In addition to the shoreline of the Tegernsee, the municipal area includes other small lakes of which Widrigsee (also Glocknersee), the Suttensee, the Riederecksee and Röthensteiner lakes are the main ones. The principal mountain range is part of the Mangfallgebirge, of which the Wallberg, at , with a cable car, is a venue for skiing, paragliding and the Wallenberg toboggan run.wallbergbahn.de
The administrative center is in Rottach. The Catholic parish church of St. Lawrence is located in the district of Egern.
Population Year 1939 1959 1970 1990 2011 Population (Primary residence) 2,827 5,117 5,240 5,656 5,578 Rottach Egern Rathaus: Figures - Data - Facts accessed 7 January 2015 In 2011 there were also 1,228 people with a second home in the municipality, desirable for discretion.
Neighboring communities Bad Wiessee Gmund am Tegernsee Kreuth Stadt Tegernsee Schliersee
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