Peiting | |
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Peiting seen from the southeast | |
Location of Peiting within Weilheim-Schongau district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 47°48′N 10°56′E / 47.800°N 10.933°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
District | Weilheim-Schongau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Peter Ostenrieder[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.14 km2 (29.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,903 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 86971 |
Dialling codes | 08861 |
Vehicle registration | WM, SOG |
Website | www |
Peiting is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Lech, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of Weilheim in Oberbayern.
Transport
[edit]The municipality has two railway stations, Peiting Nord and Peiting Ost. Both are located on the Schongau–Peißenberg line.
Notable people
[edit]- Placidus Braun, Benedictine priest, historian and archivist
- Martin Echtler, ski mountaineer
- Erwin Kreuz, tourist who mistook Bangor, Maine for San Francisco
References
[edit]- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).