Ruhpolding | |
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 Ruhpolding in late-July 2005 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ruhpolding within Traunstein district  | |
  Ruhpolding  Ruhpolding | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 12°39′E / 47.767°N 12.650°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Traunstein |
| Subdivisions | 55 localities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Justus Pfeifer (CSU/Vereinigung Ruhpoldinger Bürger) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 147.83 km2 (57.08 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,961 m (6,434 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,235 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83324 |
| Dialling codes | 08663 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Website | www |
Ruhpolding is the municipality with the biggest area of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps and next to the Austrian border.
The economy is based on tourism and sports. Major winter sports held in the district include biathlon and Ski jumping. Other sports which are possible for tourists and residents are golf, mountainbiking, shooting, hiking, fly fishing and skiing.
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).