Piding
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Piding is also the native name of the Calayan Rail
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| Country: | Germany |
| Bundesland: | Bavaria |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Oberbayern |
| Landkreis: | Berchtesgadener Land |
| Coordinates: | 47° 46' N. 12° 55' E. |
| Altitude: | 448 m AMSL |
| Area: | 17,55 km² |
| Population: | 5362 (June 30, 2005) |
| Population density: | 300/km² |
| Postal codes: | 83448-83451 |
| Area code: | +49-8651 |
| License plate: | BGL |
| Community Identification Number: | 09 1 72 128 |
| Address of municipality: |
Thomastrasse 2 83451 Piding |
| Official Website: | www.piding.de |
| E-Mail-Address: | piding@bestnetz.de |
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| Mayor: | Valentin Reichenberger (FWG) |
Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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.
[edit] History
Archaeological troves shows, that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 B.C.). During the construction of the (former) ski-lift at the Fuderheuberg in 1970 copper bars from the Bronze Age were found.
[edit] Religions
The Catholic parish Maria Geburt (birth of Mary) is responsible for this churches:
- parish church Maria Geburt (Piding)
- St. Laurentius (Mauthausen)
- St. Johannes at Johannishögl (no regular masses)
[edit] Development of population
1790: 635 inhabitants, 1910: 864, 1946: 1.540, 1985: 3.996, 2000: 5.093, 2002: 5.257.
[edit] 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 monastery Höglwörth (cross-over silver keys).
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
- CSU 7 seats(Andreas Argstatter, Heinz Bender, Hannes Holzner, Gerhard Rotter, Werner Seichter, Wolfgang Strasser, Johann Utz)
- SPD 2 seats (Christa Kickner, Roman Niederberger)
- Greens 1 seat (Barbara Wendt)
- FWG 10 seats (Georg Dufter, Rosa Eder, Franz Geigl, Jochen Grimm, Erwin Haiker, Hartmut Heger, Peter Kleinert, Walter Pfannerstill, Andreas Reichenberger, Georg Wieser)
[edit] Mayor
First (governing) mayor is Valentin Reichenberger (FWG), second mayor Heinz Bender (CSU) and third mayor Franz Geigl (FWG).
[edit] Culture and sights
[edit] Music/Tradition
- Club for the preservation of traditional costumes, "D'Staufenecker"
- Traditional band
[edit] Buildings
- Schloss Staufeneck
[edit] Sport
- tennis hall, tennis courts
- 50 km hiking trails, 12 km cross-country ski runs (tracked)
- Pidinger Klettersteig (fixed rope route) to the Hochstaufen
- Football ground
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Resident Companies
- Autohaus Bachfrieder (car dealer)
- Behindertenwerkstätte (workshop for handicapped people)
- Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land (dairy)
- Stahl- und Metallbau Heinz Bender KG (metal constructions)
- Eurimpharm (pharmacy)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Education
- Primary and secondary school
- Rupertusschule (school for handicapped persons)
[edit] Characters
[edit] Honorary citizens
- Max Wieser: former mayor
[edit] Literature
- Max Wieser: Pidinger Heimatbuch, 1250 Jahre Piding - Verlag Plenk, Berchtesgaden 1985
