Schneizlreuth

Schneizlreuth is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany.

History

In 1285, an estate in the area was called Schnaezenreut. This is the earliest the town's name can be traced.
The municipality of Schneizlreuth was created on 1 July 1909 by merging the municipalities of Jettenberg and Ristfeucht. On 5 May 1945, the last battles of World War II that were held in Bavaria took place in Schneizlreuth.
On 1 January 1984, the northern, larger part of the unincorporated area Jette Forst was incorporated into Schneizlreuth, adding an area of 2279.77 hectares. The smaller southern portion with 683.49 acres joined the neighboring village of Ramsau. On 1 January 2011, the eastern portion of Forest St. Zeno was incorporated into Schneizlreuth. The rest of the area, 290.10 acres, was annexed to Bad Reichenhall. Both of these uninhabited, formerly unincorporated areas continue under their former names as districts within the Schneizlreuth municipality.

Famous citizens

Bally Prell, folk singer, made Schneizlreuth known throughout Germany with her 1953 song about the "Beauty Queen from Schneizlreuth".