Murnau am Staffelsee is in this archive for its events: 1 published here, with their dates.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Murnau am Staffelsee is the birthplace of Placidus von Camerloher, born on 9 August 1718. In 1908 Gabriele Münter, Wassily Kandinsky, Marianne von Werefkin and Alexej Jawlensky came to paint here for the first time, and the paintings they made of the place until 1914 made it famous.
Origins and history
The name Murnau probably comes from the Middle High German muorin, «moor», and ouwe, «land by water», which points to its position by the Murnauer Moos and the Loisach valley, where a settlement already stood in Roman times. Murnau is first documented around 1150, the castle of Murnau in 1324; the town hall was rebuilt in 1842.
Key facts
- Country: Germany
- Region: Bavaria
- Places in this archive: 0
- Centre of the documented entries: 47.6742°N, 11.2017°E
What is on in Murnau am Staffelsee
- Birth Anniversary: Placidus von Camerloher — August 9, 1718 — 9 August 2027
Sources
The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.
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