Wasserburg am Inn

Infobox German Location
type = Stadt
Name = Wasserburg a.Inn
Wappen = Wappen Wasserburg am Inn.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 03.66
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 14.01
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
Landkreis = Rosenheim
Höhe = 427
Fläche = 18.80
Einwohner = 12332
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 83512
Vorwahl = 08071
Kfz = RO ("old:" WS)
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 87 182
Adresse = Marienplatz 2
83512 Wasserburg/Inn
Website = [http://www.wasserburg.de/ www.wasserburg.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Kölbl
Partei = SPD

Wasserburg am Inn is a town in the district Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located at coord|48|3|45|N|12|14|0|E|region:DE_type:city(12,000) in the Inntal valley, named after the Inn River.

The town was founded in 1137 by Hallgraf Engelbert, when he moved his residence from Limburg to his "Wasserburg" (Water Castle).It is one of the most historic towns of Old Bavaria – somewhat older than Munich, a good 50 km to the west, continually fought over by the bavarian nobility and, up to the 16th century, on an equal footing with larger cities. The privileges afforded by this enabled the salt trade to flourish right into the 19th century. Lying on the junction of the main overland route with the main water route, Wasserburg became the most important trade centre with the Balkans, Austria and Italy, a means of attaining power and wealth for the shipping owners and merchants.

In the early days, Wasserburg was an important hub in the salt trade, where the salt, mined in Berchtesgaden and shipped from Bad Reichenhall by cart, was then transported by ships travelling on the Inn River.

Up until 1972, when it was merged with the district Rosenheim, Wasserburg was a district capital on its own.

The population of Wasserburg is approx. 12,000.

The historic centre of Wasserburg is a peninsula, formed by the meandering Inn River.