Piding
Piding | |
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Coordinates: 47°46′0″N 12°55′0″E / 47.76667°N 12.91667°ECoordinates: 47°46′0″N 12°55′0″E / 47.76667°N 12.91667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Berchtesgadener Land |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Hannes Holzner[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,447 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 83448–83451 |
Dialling codes | 08651 |
Vehicle registration | BGL |
Website | www.piding.de |
Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.
Geography[edit]
Geographical position[edit]
Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land.
The municipal area corresponds to a natural expanse: It is bounded by the mountains Hochstaufen (1771 m) and Fuderheuberg (1.350 m) in the South, by the river Saalach in the East and by the hill Högl in the North-West. In the North-East the Saalach shapes the borderline to Salzburg (Austria).
Districts and Neighbours[edit]
The districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau.
Immediate neighbours are the town Bad Reichenhall and the municipalities Ainring and Anger.
History[edit]
Archaeological troves shows, that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 BC). During the construction of the (former) ski-lift at the Fuderheuberg in 1970 copper bars from the Bronze Age were found.
Religions[edit]
The Catholic parish Maria Geburt (birth of Mary) is responsible for this churches:
- parish church Maria Geburt (Piding)
- St. Laurentius (Mauthausen)
- St. Johannes at Johannishögl (no regular masses)
Development of population[edit]
1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257.
Coat of arms[edit]
The municipal coat of arms from 1962 refers to the former relations to arch-monastery and chapter Salzburg (black lion's head) and to the Höglwörth Abbey (cross-over silver keys).
Politics[edit]
Municipal council[edit]
Elections in 2014
- CSU: 9 seats
- Free voters: 6 seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats
- SPD: 2 seats
Mayor[edit]
First (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr. Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne).
Culture and sights[edit]
Music/Tradition[edit]
- Club for the preservation of traditional costumes, "D'Staufenecker"
- Traditional band
Buildings[edit]
- Schloss Staufeneck
Sport[edit]
- tennis hall, tennis courts
- 50 km (31 mi) hiking trails, 12 km (7.5 mi) cross-country ski runs (tracked)
- Pidinger Klettersteig (fixed rope route) to the Hochstaufen
- Football ground
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Resident Companies[edit]
- Autohaus Bachfrieder (car dealer)
- Behindertenwerkstätte (workshop for handicapped people)
- Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land (dairy)
- Stahl- und Metallbau Heinz Bender KG (metal constructions)
Traffic[edit]
Next to Piding is the last exit of the motorway A 8 (Munich-Salzburg) in front of the border to Austria. The federal road B 20 (Berchtesgaden-Oberpfalz) is tangent to Piding. Piding has its own railway station on the Freilassing-Berchtesgaden railway line.
Education[edit]
- Primary and secondary school
- Rupertusschule (school for handicapped persons)
Characters[edit]
Honorary citizens[edit]
- Max Wieser: former mayor
Literature[edit]
- Max Wieser: Pidinger Heimatbuch, 1250 Jahre Piding - Verlag Plenk, Berchtesgaden 1985
References[edit]
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.