Herrsching

Herrsching a.Ammersee

Little castle

Coat of arms
Herrsching a.Ammersee

Coordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48.000°N 11.183°ECoordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48.000°N 11.183°E
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Starnberg
Government
  Mayor Christian Schiller ("Ein Bürgermeister für Alle")
Area
  Total 20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,213
  Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 82211
Dialling codes 08152
Vehicle registration STA
Website www.gemeinde-herrsching.de

Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich. The population is around 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,000 in summer.

Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-Bahn line S8, the village is popular with travellers for its water-sports and as the starting point of trips to the Benedictine Andechs Abbey. Herrsching is also a stop for touring steamships of the Bavarian Seenschiffahrt or lake fleet.

Prior to WW-II Herrsching was home to the "Reichsfinanzschule Hersching" (finance school). In 1945 and 46 the school was converted into a POW hospital and rehab facility for soldiers who had lost limbs.

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References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
  2. https://www.post-herrsching.com/history.html

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