ChiemseeArticle Free Pass Chiemsee, also called Bayrisches Meer,
lake, Bavaria Land (state), southeastern Germany. It lies 1,699
feet (518 m) above sea level, between the Inn (to which it
drains through the Alz) and Salzach rivers. The largest lake in
Bavaria, it is 9 miles (15 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, has
an area of 32 square miles (82 square km), and contains three
islands, Herreninsel, Fraueninsel, and Krautinsel. The lake’s
shores are flat on the north and south and flanked by undulating
hills to the east and west. The waters are clear and well
stocked with trout and carp, but fishing is strictly regulated.
The Herreninsel, the seat of a bishopric from 1215 to 1805, has
a Benedictine monastery (founded 764, dissolved 1803) and is the
site of a Bavarian royal castle modeled on the palace at
Versailles. A former Benedictine convent (766–1803) is on the
Fraueninsel. The lake has a steamer service. What made you want
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