Peiting is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
Weilheim-Schongau
Weilheim-Schongau is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu.
Geography
The distric ...
district, in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is situated on the right bank of the
Lech, 3 km southeast of
Schongau, and 17 km west of
Weilheim in Oberbayern
Weilheim in Oberbayern (English: 'Weilheim in Upper Bavaria') is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria. Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.
Local history Up to the 1 ...
.
Transport
The municipality has two railway stations, and . Both are located on the
Schongau–Peißenberg line.
Notable people
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Placidus Braun, Benedictine priest, historian and archivist
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Martin Echtler
Martin Echtler (born 14 January 1969) is a German ski mountaineer. He also competes in mountain running.
Echtler was born in Peiting. His sister Christine Echtler-Schleich is also member of the German skimountaineering team.
Selected results
...
, ski mountaineer
References
Weilheim-Schongau
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