TRAUNSTEIN
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V27,
Page 216
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
TRAUNSTEIN
, a town and summer resort of Bavaria, situated, at an elevation of nearly 2000 ft., on the river Traun, 73 M. by rail S.E. of Munich
.
Pop
.
(1905), 7447
.
It distils salt from the brine of Reichenhall, whence (22 in. distant) it is brought in pipes
.
It has an historical museum, four churches (three of which are Roman Catholic), two fine fountains—a monument of the war of 1870-71 and one to See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Maximilian II
.
There are saline baths and breweries
.
In the vicinity are Empfing, with baths of all kinds and a cold- water cure establishment on the Kneipp system
.
Traunstein received civic rights in 1375
.
End of Article: TRAUNSTEIN
|
[back] COUNT VON ABENSPERG UND OTTO FERDINAND TRAUN (1677-...
|
[next] TRAUTENAU (Czech Trutnov)
|