Königsee Explained

Königsee
Type:Town
Coordinates:50.6614°N 11.0972°W
Image Plan:Königsee (2019) in SLF.png
State:Thüringen
District:Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Mayor:Marco Waschkoswki[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 25
Elevation:377
Area:103.09
Gemeindeschlüssel:16 0 73 112
Divisions:23
Postal Code:07426
Area Code:036739, 036738
Licence:SLF

Königsee is a town and a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated east of Ilmenau, and south of Erfurt. The present municipality was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Königsee and Rottenbach, under the name Königsee-Rottenbach. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities Dröbischau and Oberhain were absorbed, and the name was changed to Königsee.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht
  2. http://www.parldok.thueringen.de/ParlDok/dokument/69487/gesetz_und_verordungsblatt_nr_14_2018.pdf Thüringer Gesetz zur freiwilligen Neugliederungkreisangehöriger Gemeinden im Jahr 2019