Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
Prien am Chiemsee is a town of 10,915 people in Bavaria, Germany.
Why visit Prien am Chiemsee
Townapedia lists 32 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 87 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 12 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mike's Kino, Obstmosterei / Brennerei Fritznhof, Augustiner-Chorherrenstift and Altes Schloss.
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About Prien am Chiemsee
Prien am Chiemsee (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁiːn ʔam ˈkiːmzeː] , lit. 'Prien on the Chiemsee'; officially Prien a.Chiemsee) is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim in Germany. Located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Rosenheim, the town is a certified air and Kneipp spa on the western shore of Chiemsee, Bavaria's largest lake.
From the Wikipedia article Prien am Chiemsee (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Prien am Chiemsee on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do12
Obstmosterei / Brennerei Fritznhof
Farm and orchard · 3.8 km
1, Rimsting
We-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00
Museums and landmarks32
Altes Schloss
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Ehem. Augustiner Chorherrenstift (17./18. Jhdt.)
3, Chiemsee
Heimatmuseum
Museum
2 Valdagno-Platz, Prien am Chiemsee
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Schloss Wildenwart
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
10 Ludwigstraße, Frasdorf
Keltische Ringwallanlage
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Langer Wall und Gräben noch sichtbar (Laut Literatur nicht keltisch, sondern später)
20 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
Prienavera
Sports field and stadium · 1.8 km
120 Seestraße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Su,PH 10:00-18:00 "Erlebnisbad" || Mo-Su,PH 10:00-18:00...
19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes87
Kurkuma
Restaurant · Thai · 3.9 km
81 Bahnhofstraße, Rimsting
We-Sa 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Su-Tu,PH off
Bäckerei Konditorei A. Müller
Cafe · Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop
Kartenzahlung erst ab 3.50€ . WLAN Hotspot momentan außer Betrieb Stand 14.3.2026
8 Marktplatz, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa-Su,PH 06:00-13:00
Hanoi Restaurant
Restaurant · Vietnamese, Asian
Kartenzahlung erst ab 20€
14 Hochgernstraße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Su 11:30-15:00,17:30-22:30
Ludwigshöhe
Restaurant · Italian · 2.8 km
Blick Richtung Traunreut , über den Chiemsee und Chiemgauer Berge
1 Bahnhofstraße, Rimsting
Th-Mo 11:00-14:00,17:30-22:30
Schiller / Franco‘s Holzofenpizza
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.7 km
Befindet sich im Restaurant Westernacher
115 Seestraße, Prien am Chiemsee
08:00-23:00
VINA
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese
Kartenzahlung ab 20€
7 Seestraße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Th,Su,PH 11:30-15:00,17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-22:00
Zum Fischer am See
Restaurant · International · 2.6 km
Fischspezialitäten insbesondere von Chimsee Fischen
145 Harrasser Straße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Su 08:00-23:30
Berggasthof Weingarten
Restaurant · Regional · 3.5 km
3, Rimsting
Tu-Su 08:00-10:00 "Frühstück, Anmeldung erwünscht" || Tu-Su...
Bäckerei und Café Miedl
Bakery · Coffee Shop, Bakery
2a Bahnhofplatz, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa 06:00-16:00; Su 07:00-16:00
Café TerNion
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Pasta, Cake
20 Hochriesstraße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off; PH off
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Eiscafe Riviera
Ice cream · Ice Cream
39 Seestraße, Prien am Chiemsee
Mo-Th 10:00-22:00, Fr-Su 10:00-22:00; We off
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Where to stay19
Hotel Restaurant Café Zum Fischer Am See
Motel and hotel · 2.6 km
145 Harrasser Straße, Prien am Chiemsee
Churches and places of worship24
St. Jakobus - Urschalling
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.1 km
6, Prien am Chiemsee
Wegkapelle, Lourdesgrotte
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.1 km
10 Staufenstraße, Bernau am Chiemsee
St. Bartholomäus
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.6 km
10 Hittostraße, Bernau am Chiemsee
Shopping30
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare11
Map of Prien am Chiemsee
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Getting there and nearby towns
Munich International Airport (MUC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 69 km away.
- Chiemseeschifffahrt map
- Rosenheim 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Raubling 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Traunreut 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Traunstein 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Wasserburg am Inn 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Waldkraiburg 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Vaterstetten 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Taufkirchen 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Unterhaching 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Munich 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Seestraße 7 Prien am Chiemsee, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GER — BY – Oberbayern — Lkr. Rosenheim — Gemeinde Prien am Chiemsee — Prien am Chiemsee Ort - Seestr. 5 (ehemaliger Unternehmenssitz und Verwaltungszentrum der Schön Klinik SE), User:Mateus2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 18.05.92 Prien am Chiemsee 798.652 & 998.896 (32036612794), Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- GER — BY – Oberbayern — Lkr. Rosenheim — Gemeinde Prien am Chiemsee — Prien am Chiemsee Ort — Baronin-Ferstl-Weg 6 (Wohnhaus) Mattes Huawei P30 Pro 2021, User:Mateus2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prien am Chiemsee, Marktplatz 2, JoeGue, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GER — BY – Oberbayern — Lkr. Rosenheim — Gemeinde Prien am Chiemsee — Prien am Chiemsee Ort - Bahnhofplatz 3 (Gebäudeansicht Haupteingang mit Bundesadler), User:Mateus2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GER — BY – Oberbayern — Lkr. Rosenheim — Gemeinde Prien am Chiemsee — Prien am Chiemsee Ort - Bahnhofplatz (Brunnen), User:Mateus2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GER — BY – Oberbayern — Landkreis Rosenheim — Gemeinde Prien am Chiemsee — Prien am Chiemsee Ort - Marktplatz 13 (Miniatur der Lourdes-Grotte), User:Mateus2019, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prien am Chiemsee, Armeseelenkapelle, Tafel Vertriebene, Karsten Ratzke, CC0
- Armeseelenkapelle (Prien am Chiemsee) Gemälde, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heimatmuseum Prien am Chiemsee Sammlung 12, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heimatmuseum Prien am Chiemsee Sammlung 11, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Steam Tram at Prien am Chiemsee - panoramio, simon tunstall, CC BY 3.0
- Prien am Chiemsee, Bayern, Germany - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- PrienKircheMarktplatz, Späth Chr / ChiemseeMan at de.wikipedia, Public domain
- Aerial image of the New Palace Herrenchiemsee, Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ChiemseeBahn Bhf, ChiemseeMan at German Wikipedia ( Original text: Späth Chr. ), Public domain
- 08-07-26+14-19-44+Rimsting (Bahnhof), Kulturbahnhof, Rottaler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christkoenigskirche Wildenwart Frasdorf-4, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Wildenwart-1, Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Urschalling Kirche außen, Dr. Wilfred Krause at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial image of the Kloster Herrenchiemsee, Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wallfahrtskirche St. Salvator (Rimsting), Thomas Ganter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christuskirche Prien 1, Reinhard Dietrich, CC0
- Kirche Herrenchiemsee, Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0
- Herrenchiemsee Zum Heiligen Kreuz 515, GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Bartholomaeus Hittenkirchen Chiemsee Bernau-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alte Rathausstraße 24 (Prien a. Chiemsee), Gliwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Valdagno-Platz 2 (Prien a. Chiemsee), Gliwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Urschalling Mesner Okt.2011, Dr. Wilfred Krause, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Petrus und Leonhard Greimharting, Giuseppe1901, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rimsting, die Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Nikolaus DmD-1-87-168-4 foto5 2017-08-04 14.24, Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Wildenwart Frasdorf-3, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Jakobus, Urschalling, Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0
- Mariä Himmelfahrt Prien, Südseite, Thomas Ganter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Herrenchiemsee, Kreuzkapelle, 3, Aisano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Chiemseebahn at Prien - geo.hlipp.de - 3981, Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hallwanger Str 2 Prien, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schulstraße 4 Prien, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schulstraße 3 Prien 1, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Herrenchiemsee-Ottos-Ruh-Unterstand-Pilz-Blick-nach-Norden, HubertSt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prienmündung, Wittik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Urfahrner Spitz 2, Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, schulf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natebus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derzornigemarkus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, schulf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thomas_ganter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natebus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, maturion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, maturion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natebus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, maturion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, schulf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rockd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natebus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, aceini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thomas_ganter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natebus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, santon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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