Traunstein

Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany and is the administrative center of a district by the same name. It is situated at the heart of a region called Chiemgau, approximately 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg. Its geographical location is . Traunstein has a population of approximately 18,000. The town's most famous son is the current Pope, Benedict XVI, who attended the priest's seminary here before moving to Munich for his university studies.

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Bavaria: The Free State of Bavaria (German: Bayern or Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km? (27,241 square miles) and 12.4 million inhabitants, forms the southernmost of the 16 states of Germany. Its capital is Munich....

District: Districts are a form of local government in several countries....

Chiemgau: The Chiemgau is the name of an area of Upper Bavaria. It refers to the foothills of the Alps. The district is located in the Chiemgau. Wendelstein is the name of a mountain there....