Peißenberg

Peißenberg
Peißenberg in winter

Coat of arms
Peißenberg
Location of Peißenberg within Weilheim-Schongau district
Coordinates: 47°47′42″N 11°03′37″E / 47.79500°N 11.06028°E / 47.79500; 11.06028Coordinates: 47°47′42″N 11°03′37″E / 47.79500°N 11.06028°E / 47.79500; 11.06028
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Weilheim-Schongau
Government
  Mayor Manuela Vanni (SPD)
Area
  Total 32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Elevation 584 m (1,916 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,596
  Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 82380
Dialling codes 08803
Vehicle registration WM
Website www.peissenberg.de

Peißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km southwest of Weilheim in Oberbayern.

Transportation

Peißenberg has two train stations, whom one is still in use, and is situated at the Weilheim-Schongau railway and offers hourly connections to Augsburg.

Sports

The aeroclub Weilheim-Peißenberg flying at Paterzell airfield is rather successful in glider aerobatics: 2006 German National Champion Markus Feyerabend[2] and Hans-Georg Resch[3] are members of the German national glider aerobatics team.

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. DAeC: German National Team member Markus Feyerabend (in German) Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. - accessed 2008-02-09
  3. DAeC: German National Team member Hans-Georg Resch (in German) Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. - accessed 2008-02-09
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