The present municipality was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Königsee and Rottenbach, under the name Königsee-Rottenbach. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities Dröbischau and Oberhain were absorbed, and the name was changed to Königsee.
The municipality was formed on December 31, 2012 by merging the former municipalities Königsee and Rottenbach, which later became Königsee-Rottenbach. In 2019, Dröbischau and Oberhain were added to the municipality, changing its name to Königsee.