Taching am See

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Taching a.See
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Traunstein
Mayor	Hubert Schmid
Basic statistics
Area	26.76 km² (10.3 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1568 ft)
Population	1,934 (31/12/2006)
- Density	72 /km² (187 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	TS
Postal code	83373
Area code	08681
Website	www.taching.de Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 12°43′00″E / 47.966667, 12.716667

Taching am See is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality lies to the west and northwest of the Tachinger See (Lake Taching).

Among the small villages in rural Taching am See are: Assing, Buchberg, Grendach, Gröben, Haunerting, Hörgassing, Hucking, Mauerham, Moosmühle, Obertaching, Planthal, Salling, Schönhofen and Tettenberg.

[edit] History

In 1048, Henry VI of Bavaria gave these lands to the church. In the deed of donation is the first historical mention of the Tachinger See. Beginning in 1275, Taching am See belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg and the town was the site of district administration (Obmannschaft). When the Salzburg lands were secularized in 1803, Taching am See became the property of Ferdinand III of Tuscany. In 1805 in the Treaty of Pressburg it became part of Austria. In 1809 it was transferred to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Taching am See became an independent municipality in 1818, but in 1972 became part of the county (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Waging am See. In the 20th Century the municipality developed into a recuperation and vacation locale.