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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.[citation needed] The River Ach flows through Uffing.

Uffing am Staffelsee
Municipality
Church of Saint Agatha and the River Ach
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
  Mayor (202026) Andreas Weiß[1]
Area
  Total43.00 km2 (16.60 sq mi)
Elevation
659 m (2,162 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total3,028
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.[3] Other attested historical forms of the name include Vfinga, Uffingen and Üffing.[3]


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.[4]

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. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. 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)
  4. ""Schwuhplattler" Stückl geehrt - queer.de". www.queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-16.



На других языках


- [en] Uffing

[ru] Уффинг-ам-Штаффельзе

Уффинг-ам-Штаффельзе (нем. Uffing am Staffelsee) — община в Германии, в земле Бавария. Расположен на реке Ах недалеко от озера Штаффельзе.



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