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Prien am Chiemsee | |
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 Parish church at the market square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Prien am Chiemsee within Rosenheim district  | |
  Prien am Chiemsee  Prien am Chiemsee | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 12°20′E / 47.867°N 12.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Rosenheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Andreas Friedrich[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.69 km2 (7.99 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,262 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83209 |
| Dialling codes | 08051 |
| Vehicle registration | RO |
| Website | www.prien.de |
Prien am Chiemsee (official: Prien a.Chiemsee, High German [priːn], Bavarian (local) dialect [breˑɐ̯̃ⁿ]) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim in Germany. The town is a certified air and Kneipp spa on the western shore of the lake of Chiemsee, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Rosenheim.
The name of Prien is derived from the Celtic denomination of the river Prien (Brigenna, 'coming from the mountains').
- ^ 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).