Miesbach () is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.
History In medieval times, most of the district was occupied by clerical states. The Miesbach district today is the union of the areas that were formerly occupied by the Hohenwaldeck county, the territories owned by the powerful Tegernsee Abbey, the territories owned by the Weyarn Abbey and Valley County. Hohenwaldeck was annexed by Bavaria in 1734, Valley in 1777. The clerical states were dissolved in 1803 and fell to Bavaria as well. Miesbach was established in 1803: the foundation ceremony took place in the court district of Hohenwaldeck. In 1818 Tegernsee was established. The same year the Aibling district was established too and Miesbach had to deliver 12 municipalities. In 1939 Tegernsee was merged into Miesbach. During the territorial reform in Bavaria in 1972 Otterfing was merged into Miesbach too and the district Wolfratshausen as well.
Geography
The southern half of the district is located in the Bavarian Alps. This section of the Alps is called Mangfall Mountains (Mangfallgebirge) as the River Mangfall has its source here. The most important peaks are Rotwand ("Red Wall", 1,884 m), the highest mountain in the area, and Wendelstein (1,838 m).
The river Mangfall, a short but broad affluent of the river Inn, flows northward with the district's municipalities on either bank. In the initial part of its course it runs through Tegernsee Lake (9 km2).
Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: a red eagle and two crossed staves, symbolising the county of Hohenwaldeck two water lily leaves above a wavy line, the ancient arms of the monastery of Tegernsee
Government + Charge Name Years in office District Minister Franz Xaver Steyrer Max Graf von Preysing Joseph Wiesend Wolfgang Knorr Alois Schmid Carl Bollweg1803–1806 1806–1813 1813–1846 1846–1848 1848–1851 1851–1862, 1874 Joint President Carl Bollweg Ludwig Mayr Uhl Carl Riezler Bernhard de Rudder Hermann Kopp 1851, 1862–1874 1874–1888 1888–1890 1890–1911 1911–1929 1929–1938, 1943District AdministratorKemnitzer1943–1944Dr. Frick1944–1945Dr. von WehnerMay 10, 1945 – August 1, 1945Schindler August 1, 1945 – May 10, 1946Friedrich RoithMay 11, 1946 – May 27, 1946Freiherr von SchoenMay 28, 1946 – June 11, 1946Friedrich RoithJune 11, 1946 – September 25, 1946Dr. SüßSeptember 26, 1946 – May 31, 1948MeissnerJune 5, 1948 – December 14, 1948Dr. Simon Beck1949–1951Anton Bauer1952–1955Dr. Walter Königsdorfer1955–1972Wolfgang Gröbl1972–1987Norbert Kerkel1987–2008Jakob Kreidl2008–2014Wolfgang Rzehak2014–2020Landrat Wolfgang Rzehak, District MiesbachOlaf von Löwis of Menarsince 2020
Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalitiesMiesbach TegernseeBad Wiessee Bayrischzell Fischbachau Gmund am Tegernsee Hausham Holzkirchen Irschenberg<li>Kreuth <li>Otterfing <li>Rottach-Egern <li>Schliersee <li>Valley <li>Waakirchen <li>Warngau <li>Weyarn
References
External links
Official website (German)