Peiting | |
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Peiting seen from the southeast | |
Location of Peiting
within Weilheim-Schongau district | |
![]() Interactive map of Peiting | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′N 10°56′E / 47.800°N 10.933°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Peter Ostenrieder[2] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.13 km2 (29.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 11,773 |
| • Density | 156.7/km2 (405.9/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 (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
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.

