Piding is an approved climatic spa in

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near to the border of

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close to

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and

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Geography

Geographical position

Piding is located in the middle of the ''Landkreis''

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. The municipal area corresponds to a natural expanse: It is bounded by the mountains

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(1771 m) and Fuderheuberg (1.350 m) in the South, by the river

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in the East and by the hill Högl in the North-West. In the North-East the Saalach shapes the borderline to

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(Austria).

Districts and Neighbours

The districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau. Immediate neighbours are the town

and the municipalities Ainring and

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History

Archaeological troves shows, that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 BC). During the construction of the (former) ski-lift at the Fuderheuberg in 1970 copper bars from the Bronze Age were found.

Religions

The Catholic parish ''Maria Geburt'' (birth of Mary) is responsible for this churches: * parish church Maria Geburt (Piding) * St. Laurentius (Mauthausen) * St. Johannes at Johannishögl (no regular masses)

Development of population

1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257.

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms from 1962 refers to the former relations to arch-monastery and chapter

(black lion's head) and to the Höglwörth Abbey (cross-over silver keys).

Politics

Municipal council

Elections in 2014 * CSU: 9 seats * Free voters: 6 seats * Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats * SPD: 2 seats

Mayor

First (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr. Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne).

Culture and sights

Music/Tradition

*Club for the preservation of traditional costumes, "D'Staufenecker" *Traditional band

Buildings

*Schloss Staufeneck

Sport

*tennis hall, tennis courts * hiking trails, cross-country ski runs (tracked) *Pidinger Klettersteig (fixed rope route) to the

*Football ground

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Next to Piding is the last exit of the motorway A 8 (Munich-Salzburg) in front of the border to Austria. The federal road B 20 (Berchtesgaden-Oberpfalz) is tangent to Piding. Piding has its own railway station on the Freilassing-Berchtesgaden railway line.

Education

*Primary and secondary school *Rupertusschule (school for handicapped persons)

Characters

Honorary citizens

*Max Wieser: former mayor

Literature

*Max Wieser: Pidinger Heimatbuch, 1250 Jahre Piding - Verlag Plenk, Berchtesgaden 1985

References

External links

Official website

Tourism website
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