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Kissing
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Location of Kissing within Aichach-Friedberg district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Aichach-Friedberg |
| Mayor | Manfred Wolf (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 23.12 km2 (8.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1716 ft) |
| Population | 11,251 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 487 /km2 (1,260 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AIC |
| Postal code | 86438 |
| Area code | 08233 |
| Website | www.kissing.de |
Kissing is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located just 10 km south of Augsburg and has about 11,200 inhabitants (2007).
Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 AD as Chissingin, it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a Hofmark (German article). In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech.
The surname Kissinger (as in Henry Kissinger) means inhabitant of Bad Kissingen.
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