Piding

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Piding
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Piding
Coordinates: 47°46′N12°55′E / 47.767°N 12.917°E / 47.767; 12.917 Coordinates: 47°46′N12°55′E / 47.767°N 12.917°E / 47.767; 12.917
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Berchtesgadener Land
Government
   Mayor (202026) Hannes Holzner [1] (CSU)
Area
  Total17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total5,447
  Density310/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.

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Geography

Geographical position

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

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

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

The Catholic parish Maria Geburt (birth of Mary) is responsible for this churches:

Development of population

1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257.

Coat of arms

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

Municipal council

Elections in 2014

Mayor

First (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr. Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne).

Culture and sights

Music/Tradition

Buildings

Sport

Economy and infrastructure

Resident Companies

Traffic

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

Characters

Honorary citizens

Literature

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References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.