THE best-known town on the Tegernsee is Bad Wiessee, a settlement dating back to 850.
From small beginnings it took until the 1400s to reach "proper village" status, according to the tourist board.
Wiessee, as it was originally called, became famous all over Germany after engineers, who were drilling for oil, found a hot spring.
It turned out to have a very potent combination of iodine, sulphur and sodium chloride.
The prefix Bad, meaning Spa, was officially added in 1922, and the town received many notable visitors, especially in the 1930s.
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| Catholicism is still strong |
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| Former venue of the springtime seniors' tournament, which is now held further along the shore in Rottach-Egern |
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| Combined fountain and sundial |
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| Farmhouse in the centre of town |
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| Lake view |
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