Piding is an approved climatic spa in Bavaria near to the border of Austria close to Bad Reichenhall and Freilassing.
Geography
Geographical position Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land.
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).
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 show that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 BC). 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 these 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 the arch-monastery and chapter Salzburg (black lion's head) and to the Höglwörth Abbey (cross-over silver keys).
Politics
Municipal council Elections in 2014 CSU: 9 seats Free voters: 6 seats Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats SPD: 2 seats
Mayor First (governing) mayor is Hannes Holzner (CSU), second mayor Walter Pfannerstill (FWG) and third mayor Dr Bernhard Zimmer (Grüne).
Culture and sights
Music/Tradition Club for the preservation of traditional costumes, "D'Staufenecker" Traditional band
Buildings Schloss Staufeneck
Sport tennis hall, tennis courts hiking trails, cross-country ski runs (tracked) Pidinger Klettersteig (fixed rope route) to the Hochstaufen Football ground
Economy and infrastructure
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 on the Freilassing-Berchtesgaden railway line.
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
References
External links Official website Tourism website