{{Short description|Island in Bavaria’s largest lake, the Chiemsee}}
{{Short description|Island in Bavaria’s largest lake, the Chiemsee}}
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[[File:Karte Herrenchiemsee.png|thumb|right|Map]]
[[File:Karte Herrenchiemsee.png|thumb|right|Map]]
[[File:Aerial image of the Chiemsee municipality.jpg|thumb|Aerial image of the Herreninsel]]
[[File:Aerial image of the Chiemsee municipality.jpg|thumb|Aerial image of the Herreninsel]]
[[File:Herrenchiemsee.jpg|thumb|right|Schloss Herrenchiemsee]]
[[File:Herrenchiemsee.jpg|thumb|right|Schloss Herrenchiemsee]]
”’Herreninsel”’ ({{IPA|de|ˈhɛʁənˌʔɪnzl̩|-|De-Herreninsel.ogg}}; old name: Herrenwörth) is a 238 hectare island in [[Bavaria]]’s largest lake, [[Chiemsee]]. It is the biggest of the lake’s three main islands, [[Frauenchiemsee|Fraueninsel]] and “Krautinsel“ joining it to form the municipality of Chiemsee.
”’Herreninsel”’ ({{IPA|de|ˈhɛʁənˌʔɪnzl̩|-|De-Herreninsel.ogg}}; old name: Herrenwörth) is a 238 hectare island in [[Bavaria]]’s largest lake, [[Chiemsee]]. It is the biggest of the lake’s three main islands, [[Frauenchiemsee|Fraueninsel]] and Krautinsel joining it to form the municipality of Chiemsee.
Herreninsel is famous for the [[Herrenchiemsee]] palace of [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]]. Never completed, it was only inhabited by the king for nine or ten nights before he mysteriously died of drowning at age 40.
Herreninsel is famous for the [[Herrenchiemsee]] palace of [[Ludwig II of Bavaria]]. Never completed, it was only inhabited by the king for nine or ten nights before he mysteriously died of drowning at age 40.
The island is inhabited by about 30 people, Frauenchiemsee some 300. It is also the site of a previous royal home, the Old Palace Herrenchiemsee, a former [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] [[monastery]] (Monastery Herrenchiemsee).
The island is inhabited by about 30 people, Frauenchiemsee some 300. It is also the site of a previous royal home, the Old Palace Herrenchiemsee, a former [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] [[monastery]] (Monastery Herrenchiemsee).
The island can be reached all year round by the Chiemsee-Schifffahrt liner, by water taxi or by private boat (mainly from [[Gstadt]] and [[Prien am Chiemsee|Prien]] as well as from Fraueninsel). The island is [[Pedestrian zone|car-free]]. In the summer months, paid horse-drawn carriages shuttle visitors between the jetty and the castle.
The island can be reached all year round by the Chiemsee-Schifffahrt liner, by water taxi or by private boat (mainly from [[Gstadt]] and [[Prien am Chiemsee|Prien]] as well as from Fraueninsel). The island is [[Pedestrian zone|car-free]]. In the summer months, paid horse-drawn carriages shuttle visitors between the jetty and the castle.
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