Country Germany Admin. region Oberbayern Elevation 518 m (1,699 ft) Area 12.89 km² Population 13,022 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 08121 | State Bavaria District Ebersberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Wednesday 5:05 PM Postal code 85586 Administrative region Upper Bavaria | |
Weather 8°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Poing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg, lying 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of central Munich.
Contents
- Map of Poing Germany
- Geography
- History
- Population development
- Politics
- Coat of arms
- Culture and sightseeing
- Transport
- Established businesses
- Famous people
- References
Map of Poing, Germany
Geography
Poing is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) NE of Munich and is serviced by the Munich S-Bahn (S2) and MVV Bus systems. Poing has two constituent communities named Angelbrechting and Grub. Poing is bordered on the east by Anzing and Markt Schwaben, Pliening in the North, Kirchheim to the West and Parsdorf to the South.
History
It is believed that Poing has been settled for more than 5,000 years. The ending on the community’s name suggests a Celtic origin.
Population development
Over the last few decades, Poing has developed rapidly from a small village into the second biggest community in the S-Bahn line 2 (S2) area (up to Erding) and into the second biggest community in Ebersberg after Vaterstetten. In 2006, it overtook the once dominant neighboring community of Kirchheim. The sharp rise in population is due to the many new building projects in the northern area of the city, to which no end is yet foreseen. Therefore, even more development projects are expected.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
Politics
The political parties currently represented on Poing’s municipal council are the CSU, the SPD, the Greens, the FWG Poing e. V. and the FDP.
The last mayoral election was held on 12 March 2006. With a voter turnout of 55.86%, the incumbent mayor Albert Hingerl (SPD) earned 79.24% of the vote, once again easily defeating his challenger Ludwig Berger (CSU).
Coat of arms
Poing’s arms might heraldically be described thus: In azure a fess argent upon which a chevron Or below which an eight-pointed star argent.
From the Poing patrician family Prielmair’s arms came both the star and the chevron. The shield’s color and the silver fess hearken back to the community’s former fast link with the House of Wittelsbach.
Culture and sightseeing
The Wildpark Poing, opened in 1970 and lies to the east of the community. In some parts of the park, visitors can walk through large outdoor enclosures containing various kinds of free roaming animals, which the public may feed.
Transport
Poing is serviced by the Munich S-Bahn network (S2) (Erding-Petershausen). There are two S-Bahn stops. One in Poing, the other in Grub (Obb.).
Highway connections include Autobahn A 94 (Munich-Passau) from Parsdorf/Poing, and from Hohenlinden Bundesstraße B 12 (towards Passau).
FTO (Flughafen-Tangente-Ost, Airport Connector Road - St2580), connects the A 94 with the airport. It is located east of the community, and opened for traffic on Sep. 9 2009. FTO provides a direct north-south connection from the A94 to the Airport, improving Poing’s connections with Erding, Munich and the airport.
Established businesses
The biggest business in town is the firm Océ Printing Systems, a daughter company of the Dutch printing and copying specialists Océ. At the Poing plant, with roughly 1,500 workers, high-performance printers are developed and produced. Moreover, the following firms are to be found:
Famous people
The former Bavarian State Minister for Labour and Social Order, Family and Women (2001-2008), Christa Stewens, lives with her family in the community of Poing.
Andreas Grimm, the famous German travel writer was born and raised in Poing.