Inzell

Inzell lies in a wide valley floor in the Chiemgau Alps, framed by the mountains of Rauschberg, Zinnkopf, Teisenberg and the massif of Staufen. In the municipality, the confluence of the Großwaldbach and Falkenseebach rivers forms the Rote Traun river.{{cite web|title=Inzell|url=http://www.lag-chiemgauer-alpen.de/index.php?article_id=41|website=LAG Chiemgauer Alpen|access-date=2 February 2015|language=de}} Inzell is also known as the gateway to Berchtesgaden National Park due to the Zwing, a mountain passage between Inzell and Weißbach, which separates the Chiemgau from Berchtesgaden.

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|Northwest = Siegsdorf
Munich

|North = Surberg

|Northeast = Teisendorf
Anger

|West = Ruhpolding

|Centre = Inzell

|East = Piding

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|South = Schneizlreuth

|Southeast = Bad Reichenhall

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{{Historical populations

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|source = {{cite web|title=Communal Statistics 2013|url=https://www.statistik.bayern.de/statistikkommunal/09189124.pdf|publisher=Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing|access-date=7 January 2015|language=de}}

|1840 |980

|1871 |936

|1900 |1,060

|1925 |1,464

|1939 |1,671

|1950 |2,413

|1961 |2,315

|1970 |3,007

|1987 |3,736

|2009 |4,483

|2013 |4,527

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The independent municipality of Inzell was created in 1818 as a result of administrative reform in Bavaria.{{cite web|title=Ausflüge|url=http://www.inzell-ferienwohnungen.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/ausfluege2/ausfluege/|website=Inzell Ferienwohnungen Gästehaus Böhm|access-date=2 February 2015|language=de}} The mining and smelting of ores was an important source of income in the village, as can still be seen in the coat of arms{{cite web|title=History – Inzell Info|url=http://www.inzell.de/en/history|website=Holiday in Inzell, Chiemgau, Bayern|access-date=2 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223415/http://www.inzell.de/en/history|archive-date=3 March 2016}} (above right).

From Inzell runs the Federal Highway 306{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} and as part of the German Alpine Road, the Federal Highway 305.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The nearest motorway is Federal Highway 8 near Siegsdorf.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

In 2009 there were, according to official statistics, 872 social insurance employed persons, including 268 in the manufacturing sector, 308 in trade and transport, and 296 in other economic sectors (agriculture and services). In the manufacturing sector, there were 13 construction companies. In addition, in 2007 there were 71 farms with an agricultural area of at least {{convert|2|ha|abbr=on}}.

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File:Inzell Natureisbahn im Sommer 1960er.jpg

In the winter of 1959/1960 an ice- and speed-skating competition was held on the {{ill|Frillensee|de|Frillensee (Inzell)}} near Inzell. From 1963 to 1965 the Ludwig Schwabl Stadium was built. In 1974, the world skating championships were held in Inzell, won by Norwegian Sten Stensen. In 1986 and 1996, the world skating championships were again held in Inzell.

In May 2009, after a long debate with the German Speed Skating Association, the Bavarian government and the municipality of Inzell, it was decided to build a roof over the ice rink. The work was started in 2009 and completed in 2010.{{cite web|title=Speed skating in Inzell|url=http://www.echo-online.de/freizeit/ausflugundreisetipps/reise/deutschland/Eisschnelllaufen-in-Inzell;art8450,2692598|website=Echo Online|access-date=7 January 2015}} The covering was important to continue accommodating large skating events, such as the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in March 2011{{cite web|title=Shani Davis – Achievements|url=http://www.shanidavis.org/data/asp/pagina.asp?land=nl&info=algemeen&keuze=achievements&cat=algemeen&id=3|access-date=7 January 2015}} and other national and international competitions. After the roof was finished, the Ludwig Schwabl Stadion was renamed the Max Aicher Arena.

The following educational institutions are located in Inzell:

• St. Michael Catholic Kindergarten
• Elementary school (elementary school) with 186 students in 11 classes (2010/11). The students of the 7th and 9th secondary school class attend school in Ruhpolding.{{cite web|title=Wir über uns|url=http://www.volksschule-inzell.de/index.php?article_id=142&clang=0|website=Grundschule & Mittelschule Inzell|access-date=7 January 2015|language=de}}
• Cajetan-Adlgasser Music School, since 1969
• Kritische Akademie, an educational institution of the IG Metall

• Anton Cajetan Adlgasser (1729–1777), Director of Music in Salzburg
• Johannes M. Hoeck (1902–1995), Benedictine abbot of Ettal and Scheyern, a Council Father
• Michael Hoeck (1903–1996), clergyman
• Ludwig Schwabl (1921–2007), Bavarian SPD member of parliament
• Robert Hültner (born 1950), mystery writer
• Regine Mösenlechner (born 1961), alpine skier
• Thomas Dufter (born 1966), a Nordic combined skier
• Anni Friesinger-Postma (born 1977), speed skater

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• [http://www.gemeindeverwaltung-inzell.de/ Inzell local government]

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