Bad Reichenhall

Bad Reichenhall is a town of water and the administrative center of the Arrondissement of Berchtesgaden, district of High-Bavaria, Germany. It is located close to Salzburg in a basin surrounded of the Alps of Chiemgau (including the Mount Staufen (1771 m) and the Mount Zwiesel (1781 m)).

Bad Reichenhall is traditionally a production center of salt.

History

the oldest traces of dwellings on the site go back to 2000 years before J.C
450 years before J. - C.: first exploitations of salt.
1136: foundation of the monastery of Saint Zénon
In 1617-1619 a conduit of 31 km length wood brings the brine of Traunstein.
1834: Two thirds of the dwellings are destroyed by a fire.
Beginning of the 19th century: beginning of tourism of cure
1890: Reichenhall is called “Bad Reichenhall”
1945: Bombardment, then the city is under American command of 1945 with 1948.

May 8th, 1945 - 12 French having been useful in the German army, was the day before returned to the American troops. Given to the 2nd dB on its arrival and presented to the Leclerc general, they were shot without jugement.leurs body rest in this city with the cemetery of Sankt Zeno. Historia, Match spoke about it but a heavy silence covers this assassination.

Recent events

January 2nd 2006: The roof of the skating rink built in 1971 crumbled under the weight of snow, making fifteen dead (three women and 12 children between 9 and 16 years). The municipality considered a restoration of the building built with a flat roof, badly adapted to the loads generated by the weight of snow. Half an hour before the catastrophe, the team of hockey junior had left the places, because the danger was had a presentiment of!

External bond

The site of the city

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