Peiting
Peiting | |
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 Peiting seen from the southeast | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Peiting
within Weilheim-Schongau district | |
 Interactive map of Peiting | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Bavaria | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′N 10°56′E / 47.800°N 10.933°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Peter Ostenrieder[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.13 km2 (29.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,773 |
| • Density | 156.7/km2 (405.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86971 |
| Dialling codes | 08861 |
| Vehicle registration | WM, SOG |
| Website | www |
Peiting (German pronunciation: [ˈpaɪtɪŋ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Lech, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of Weilheim in Oberbayern.
Transport
[edit]The municipality has two railway stations, Peiting Nord and Peiting Ost. Both are located on the Schongau–Peißenberg line.
Notable people
[edit]- Placidus Braun, Benedictine priest, historian and archivist
- Martin Echtler, ski mountaineer
- Erwin Kreuz, tourist who mistook Bangor, Maine for San Francisco
References
[edit]- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
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