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Country:	Germany
Bundesland:	Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk:	Oberbayern
Landkreis:	Berchtesgadener Land
Coordinates:	47° 46' N. 12° 55' E.
Altitude:	448 m AMSL
Area:	17,55 km²
Population:	5257 (Dec 31, 2002)
Population density:	300/km²
Postal codes:	83448-83451
Area code:	+49-8651
License plate:	BGL
Community Identification Number:	09 1 72 128
Address of municipality:	Thomastrasse 2 83451 Piding
Official Website:	www.piding.de
E-Mail-Address:	piding@bestnetz.de
Politics
Mayor:	Valentin Reichenberger (FWG)

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Geography

Geographical position

Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land. Berchtesgadener Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ...

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). The river Saalach has its spring at the south-eastern slopes of the Staffkogel, a 2115 m high peak of the Kitzbühler Alpen in Austria. ... Salzburg (area 7154 sq. ...

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 B.C.). 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 Salzburg (black lion's head) and to the monastery Höglwörth (cross-over silver keys). Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2003) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ...

Politics

Municipal council

• CSU 7 seats(Andreas Argstatter, Heinz Bender, Hannes Holzner, Gerhard Rotter, Werner Seichter, Wolfgang Strasser, Johann Utz)
• SPD 2 seats (Christa Kickner, Roman Niederberger)
• Greens 1 seat (Barbara Wendt)
• FWG 10 seats (Georg Dufter, Rosa Eder, Franz Geigl, Jochen Grimm, Erwin Haiker, Hartmut Heger, Dr. Fritz Huß, Peter Kleinert, Walter Pfannerstill, Andreas Reichenberger)

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Mayor

First (governing) mayor is Valentin Reichenberger (FWG), second mayor Heinz Bender (CSU) and third mayor Franz Geigl (FWG).

Culture and sights

Buildings

• Schloss Staufeneck

Sport

• tennis hall, tennis courts
• 50 km hiking trails, 12 km cross-country ski runs (tracked)
• Pidinger Klettersteig (fixed rope route) to the Hochstaufen

Economy and infrastructure

Resident Companies

• Autohaus Bachfrieder (car dealer)
• Behindertenwerkstätte (workshop for handicapped people)
• Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land (dairy)
• Stahl- und Metallbau Heinz Bender KG (metal constructions)

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 at the railway line Freilassing-Berchtesgaden. Bundesautobahn 8 (BAB 8 or A 8) is an Autobahn that runs from Luxemburg border through southern Germany to Austrian border near Salzburg. ...

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

External links

• Official website
• Tourism website