Petting, Bavaria
Petting is a village near Traunstein, in Bavaria. It is next to the Waginger See, Lake Waging. The village was built on what was once an island, during the last Ice Age. The island was known as safe, and secure, and was inhabited even at that time. According to the records, the place name means place where there is water, at times. There used to be a church in the village, around 800 AD. Unfortunately, this church was destroyed by the Hungarians around the year 900. There had been a castle in what was then the churchyard; the owners of the castle can be traced back to the 6th century. It is believed that Petting had already existed during the time of the Romans, with the same name.
Petting | |
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 Petting as viewed from South | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Petting within Traunstein district  | |
  Petting  Petting | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′N 12°49′E / 47.917°N 12.817°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Traunstein |
| Subdivisions | Hauptorte: Petting, Ringham, Schönram, Kühnhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Karl Lanzinger[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.93 km2 (11.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,384 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83367, 83419 |
| Dialling codes | 08686 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Website | www.gemeinde-petting.de |
The part of the village called Ringham can be traced to 788 AD, when it's mentioned by a chronicle of the bishop of Salzburg. In 1970, about 1,700 people lived in Petting; in 2000 they were about 2,200.
References
change- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
Other websites
change- Official website of the municipality (German)