Traunstein

Traunstein is a metropolis within the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a miles larger district of the same call. The city serves as a local government, retail, health services, delivery and academic middle for the broader district. The historic marketplace rectangular, Bavarian hospitality, neighborhood breweries, out of doors sports activities facilities, Easter Monday horse parade, and connections with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, make contributions to the town's profile as a vacationer vacation spot. Although as early as 790 the church information listing possessions "ad Trun" and a few medieval defence constructions are recognised to have existed within the surroundings for the reason that 10th century, Trauwenstein itself became first referred to in a manuscript of the Baumburg monastery within the yr 1245.

The name approach "castle at the Traun", and the home of the Lord of "de Truna", surrounded with the aid of a bit settlement, was in all likelihood located there. The Wittelsbachers were the first to enlarge and fortify the settlement. In that way they managed the passage of the important commercial salt path over the Traun, from Bad Reichenhall to Munich at the border of the "Erzstift Salzburg". In the 12 months 1120 the lords of "Truna" settled in the modern-day city location due to its beneficial strategic role. They built the castle on the border of the city plateau, that's surrounded by the River Traun as well as its near proximity to the primary course of commerce.