Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy

History And Geography


Tegernsee is a beautiful town on the shore of Tegernsee lake in southern Bavaria. It is in the Miesbach district, at an elevation of 747 m (2,451 ft) above sea level. There are a few other towns around this lake. They run into each other and so when looking for information on an ancestor from Tegernsee it is a good idea to check them also.(Rottach-Egern, Bad Wiesee and Gmund am Tegernsee.)


 * The original settlers of the area around the Tegernsee lake were Illyrians who arrived in the early Stone Age
 * The town has its origins in the Tegernsee Abbey, which was founded in 746. See Tegernsee Wikipedia

Online Records

 * This is a link to the FamilySearch catalog. It tells you the microfilm numbers for the parish records of Tegernsee. FamilySearch catalog
 * This is a link to the FamilySearch catalog.It tells you the microfilm numbers for the parish records for the nearby town of Egern-Rottach FamilySearch Catalog. They both include baptism, marriage and death records. They might be available at a Family History Centers, but there are plans to digitize everything eventually.
 * Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters (1914-1918) include information on soldiers from Tegernsee on Ancestry.com
 * Various records can be found through the Meta.genealogy.net tool on the website of the German Society for Computer Genealogy

Civil Registration
There is a civil record house in Tegernsee right on the main street that goes through town. Rathausplatz 1 Tegernsee, Bavaria 83684 Germany phone +49 8022 180140 Tegernsee Website

St. Quirin Catholic Church
Pfarrkirche St. Quirinus Schlossplatz 1 · 83684 Tegernsee

The area is predominately Catholic with a few parrishes and cemeteries. There are still some recent records kept in the office of the priest in Tegernsee, however a majority of the records are found at the Catholic Archives in Munich. Everything has been digitized and can be viewed on computers in the archive. It is best to make an appointment ahead of time to use a computer.

Archiv des Erzbistums München und Freising
Karmeliterstrasse 1 D-80333 München Germany E-mail:	Archiv@ordinariat-muenchen.de

Munich-Freising Archive

Lutheran Church Records
Bavaria was and is predominantly Catholic. If your ancestors lived in Tegernsee, there is a chance they affiliated with the Catholic church. However, if you do not find them in Catholic records, you should search the Lutheran records.

Cemeteries
The cemetery is across the street from the church in Tegernsee. If you get to go walk through cemeteries of this area looking for family be sure to go to the nearby cemeteries of Egern-Rottach, Bad Wiesee and Gmund also.