Uffing

Uffing am Staffelsee (officially, Uffing a.Staffelsee; Bavarian: Uffing am Staffesee) is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It consists of the two villages of Uffing and Schöffau and is located on Staffelsee, the warmest lake in Germany. The River Ach flows through Uffing.

Uffing am Staffelsee
Church of Saint Agatha and the River Ach
Coat of arms
Location of Uffing am Staffelsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Uffing am Staffelsee
Uffing am Staffelsee
Coordinates: 47°43′N 11°9′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictGarmisch-Partenkirchen
Government
 • MayorRupert Wintermeier (Wahlgemeinschaft Uffing (independent))
 • Governing partiesWahlgemeinschaft Uffing
Area
 • Total43.00 km2 (16.60 sq mi)
Elevation
659 m (2,162 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,976
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
82449
Dialling codes08846
Vehicle registrationGAP
Websitewww.uffing.de

Names

The name Uffing derives from the personal name Uffo and the possessive suffix -ing.[2] Other attested historical forms of the name include Vfinga, Uffingen and Üffing.[2]

Transport

The town can be reached by car or by train (Deutsche Bahn). Uffing has its own station on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line. The nearest international airport is Munich International Airport.

Economy

Uffing benefits from several shops including a bakery (Mayer-Nett), pharmacy, supermarket (Edeka), butcher, and Frau Bauer's drugstore.

Culture

The parish church is dedicated to St Agatha (German: Agathe).

Uffing is home to Europe's only gay Schuhplattler group.[3]

The annual Seefest ("Lake Festival"), held in the first week of August (weather permitting), is a celebration of local music, dancing, and customs. The event is usually rounded off with a firework display.

Notable people

References
  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
  2. Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein. Lexikon Bayerischer Ortsnamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung; Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz. Munich, C.H. Beck, 2006. p. 281. ISBN 978-3406552069 (in German)
  3. ""Schwuhplattler" Stückl geehrt - queer.de". www.queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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