Bad Reichenhall

Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and capital of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg, and encircled by the Chiemgauer Alps. Mount Staufen () and Mount Zwiesel () are both near Bad Reichenhall. Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds. The town was the site of a disaster on 2 January 2006, when the roof of the town's ice rink collapsed under snow, killing 15 and injuring 34 others.

 Ice rink disaster 
Fifteen people, twelve of them children, died in the collapse of the Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink on 2 January 2006. Thirty-four people were injured in the accident.

 Famous people from Bad Reichenhall 
 Anni Friesinger, speed skater
 Regina Häusl, alpine skier
 Stefan Holzner, triathlete
 Michael Neumayer, ski jumper
 Hans Söllner, singer-songwriter

References

 Other websites 

 Bad Reichenhall Tourist Centre
 Bad Reichenhall Tourist Attractions

Category:Spa towns in Germany
Category:Berchtesgadener Land