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Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.

Piding
Municipality
Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary
Location of Piding within Berchtesgadener Land district
Piding
Piding
Coordinates: 47°46′0″N 12°55′0″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictBerchtesgadener Land
Government
  Mayor (202026) Hannes Holzner[1] (CSU)
Area
  Total17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total5,447
  Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83448–83451
Dialling codes08651
Vehicle registrationBGL
Websitewww.piding.de

Geography



Geographical position


Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land.

The municipal area corresponds to a natural expanse: It is bounded by the mountains Hochstaufen (1771 m) and Fuderheuberg (1.350 m) in the South, by the river Saalach in the East and by the hill Högl in the North-West. In the North-East the Saalach shapes the borderline to Salzburg (Austria).


Districts and Neighbours


The districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau.

Immediate neighbours are the town Bad Reichenhall and the municipalities Ainring and Anger.


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:


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


Politics



Municipal council


Elections in 2014


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



Buildings



Sport



Economy and infrastructure



Resident Companies




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



Characters



Honorary citizens



Literature



References





На других языках


- [en] Piding

[ru] Пидинг

Пидинг (нем. Piding) — община в Германии, в Республике Бавария[1].



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