Krautinsel

Krautinsel is an island located in lake. With an area of 3.5 hectares, it is the smallest of the three islands in the Chiemsee. The island received its name because vegetables and herbs were grown there in the Middle Ages.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Frauenchiemsee and Herrenchiemsee.

Islet
The island , often called Fraueninsel, is the second largest of the three islands in lake, Germany. It belongs to the municipality of Chiemsee in the , which is the smallest municipality in all of .

Castle
is a complex of royal buildings on , the largest island in the lake, in southern , . Together with the neighbouring isle of and the uninhabited Krautinsel, it forms the municipality of , located about 60 kilometres southeast of in the .

Island
is a 238 hectare island in 's largest lake, . It is the biggest of the lake's three main islands, and "Krautinsel" joining it to form the municipality of Chiemsee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiemsee and Chiemsee.

Village
is a municipality in the in in Germany, named after the lake . It is Bavaria's smallest municipality by area and the second smallest by population.

is the largest lake in , . This article covers the municipality that consists of the islands of Herrenchiemsee, Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel.

Village
is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Krautinsel.

Krautinsel

Latitude
47.86864° or 47° 52′ 7″ north
Longitude
12.41713° or 12° 25′ 2″ east
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
Open location code
8FVJVC98+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29411558
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2884619
Wiki­data ID
Q279273
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Spanish—“Krautinsel” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: Krautinsl
  • Cebuano: Krautinsel
  • Chinese: 香草岛
  • Dutch: Krautinsel
  • French: Krautinsel
  • German: Krautinsel
  • Italian: Krautinsel
  • Polish: Krautinsel
  • Portuguese: Krautinsel
  • Romanian: Krautinsel
  • Spanish: Krautinsel

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Highlights include Große Sahara and Klostersteg.

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