Peiting

Peiting
Municipality
Peiting seen from the southeast
Coat of arms
Location of Peiting within Weilheim-Schongau district
Location of Peiting
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Coordinates: 47°48′N 10°56′E / 47.800°N 10.933°E / 47.800; 10.933
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Weilheim-Schongau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Peter Ostenrieder[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	75.13 km^2 (29.01 sq mi)
Elevation	718 m (2,356 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,903
• Density	158.4/km^2 (410.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86971
Dialling codes	08861
Vehicle registration	WM, SOG
Website	www.peiting.de

Peiting (German pronunciation: [ˈpaɪtɪŋ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Lech, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of Weilheim in Oberbayern.

Transport

The municipality has two railway stations, Peiting Nord and Peiting Ost. Both are located on the Schongau–Peißenberg line.

Notable people

• Placidus Braun, Benedictine priest, historian and archivist
• Martin Echtler, ski mountaineer
• Erwin Kreuz, tourist who mistook Bangor, Maine for San Francisco

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.