Chieming

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Chieming within Traunstein district

(2020–26) Stefan Reichelt^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total37.74 km² (14.57 sq mi)Elevation

537 m (1,762 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,074 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

83339

Dialling codes08664Vehicle registrationTSWebsitewww.chieming.de

Chieming (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːmɪŋ]) is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany.

Climate

Climate data for Chieming (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	5.1 (41.2)	9.6 (49.3)	15.0 (59.0)	18.5 (65.3)	22.5 (72.5)	24.1 (75.4)	23.5 (74.3)	18.9 (66.0)	14.5 (58.1)	8.3 (46.9)	4.7 (40.5)	14.0 (57.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.6 (33.1)	4.5 (40.1)	9.4 (48.9)	13.1 (55.6)	17.2 (63.0)	18.6 (65.5)	18.0 (64.4)	13.7 (56.7)	9.7 (49.5)	4.5 (40.1)	1.0 (33.8)	9.5 (49.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.4 (25.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.4 (32.7)	3.8 (38.8)	7.9 (46.2)	12.0 (53.6)	13.2 (55.8)	12.8 (55.0)	9.2 (48.6)	5.4 (41.7)	1.0 (33.8)	−2.1 (28.2)	4.9 (40.8)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	70.9	95.9	143.7	202.3	195.9	224.7	241.1	230.1	172.9	130.9	80.1	72.4	1,843.1
Source: NOAA^[3]

Etymology

The name Chieming, Chiemsee and the name of the area Chiemgau go back to the Old High German personal name Chiemo (7th/8th century). At the end of the 8th century the name Chiemgau appeared for the first time in documents as Chimigaoe but it stood at that time for a smaller area around the village of Chieming.^{[citation needed]}

Education

In Chieming there are

3 kindergartens
a primary- and middle school,
the Gymnasium Landschulheim Schloss Ising

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chieming.

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ "Chieming Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.