Admin. region Oberbayern Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft) Area 17.55 km² Population 5,351 (31 Dec 2008) | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Friday 2:08 PM Dialling code 08651 | |
Weather 22°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 35% Humidity |
Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.
Contents
- Map of Piding Germany
- Geographical position
- Districts and Neighbours
- History
- Religions
- Development of population
- Coat of arms
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- MusicTradition
- Buildings
- Sport
- Resident Companies
- Traffic
- Education
- Honorary citizens
- Literature
- References
Map of Piding, Germany
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).
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).
Music/Tradition
Buildings
Sport
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 at the railway line Freilassing-Berchtesgaden.