Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.
Piding | |
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 Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Piding within Berchtesgadener Land district  | |
  Piding  Piding | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 12°55′E / 47.767°N 12.917°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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,464 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/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 |
Geography
editGeographical position
editPiding 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
editThe districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau.
Immediate neighbours are the town Bad Reichenhall and the municipalities Ainring and Anger.
History
editArchaeological 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
editThe 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
edit1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257.
Coat of arms
editThe 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
editMunicipal council
editElections in 2014
- CSU: 9 seats
- Free voters: 6 seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats
- SPD: 2 seats
Mayor
editFirst (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr. Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne).
Culture and sights
editMusic/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
editResident Companies
edit- Autohaus Bachfrieder (car dealer)
- Behindertenwerkstätte (workshop for handicapped people)
- Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land (dairy)
- Stahl- und Metallbau Heinz Bender KG (metal constructions)
Traffic
editNext 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
editHonorary 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.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).