Admin. region Schwaben Elevation 523 m (1,716 ft) Area 23.12 km² Postal code 86438 Dialling code 08233 | District Aichach-Friedberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 11,119 (31 Dec 2008) Local time Wednesday 9:49 PM Administrative region Swabia | |
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Kissing is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located just 10 km south of Augsburg and has about 11,200 inhabitants (2007).
Map of Kissing, Germany
Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 AD as Chissingin, it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a Hofmark (German article). In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech.
The surname Kissinger (as in Henry Kissinger) means inhabitant of Kissing or Kissingen.
References
Kissing, Bavaria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA