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Country
  
Admin. region
  
Oberbayern

Elevation
  
659 m (2,162 ft)

Area
  
43 km²

Population
  
2,954 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
08846

State
  
Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Thursday 6:25 PM

Postal code
  
82449

Administrative region
  
Upper Bavaria

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 41% Humidity

Uffing am Staffelsee (officially, Uffing a.Staffelsee; Bavarian: Uffing am Staffesee) is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It consists of the two villages of Uffing and Schöffau and is located on Staffelsee, the warmest lake in Germany. The River Ach flows through Uffing.

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Map of Uffing, Germany

Names

The name Uffing derives from the personal name Uffo and the possessive suffix -ing. Other attested historical forms of the name include Vfinga, Uffingen and Üffing.

Transportation

The town can be reached by car or by train (Deutsche Bahn). Uffing has its own station on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line. The nearest international airport is Munich International Airport.

Economy

Uffing benefits from several shops including a bakery (Mayer-Nett), pharmacy, supermarket (Edeka), butcher, and Frau Bauer's drugstore.

Culture

The parish church is dedicated to St Agatha (German: Agathe).

Uffing is home to Europe's only gay Schuhplattler group.

The annual Seefest ("Lake Festival"), held in the first week of August (weather permitting), is a celebration of local music, dancing, and customs. The event is usually rounded off with a firework display.

References

Uffing Wikipedia


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