Petting, Bavaria
Petting | |
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Petting as viewed from South | |
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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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,250 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/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 |
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. 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.
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
- ↑ 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 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
Other websites
- Official website of the municipality (German)