Hausham

Hausham
Hausham
Location of Hausham within Miesbach district
Coordinates	47°45′N 11°51′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Miesbach
Local subdivisions	13 districts
Mayor	Hugo Schreiber (FW)
Basic statistics
Area	22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m  (2510 ft)
Population	8,069 (31 December 2010)
- Density	362 /km2 (938 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MB
Postal code	83734
Area code	08026
Website	www.hausham.de

Hausham is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

geographical classification

Hausham is located approximately 45 km south of Munich, between Miesbach and Schliersee. It is surrounded to the south by mountains, including Huberspitz (1.052 m) and Neureuth (1.261 m).

Districts

Hausham's 13 districts are:

Abwinkl Agatharied Aigner Althausham

Haushamer Alm Holz Kasten Moosrain Rain

Thal Tiefenbach Tratberg Nagelbach

Twin towns

• Since 1959 Levico Terme in Italy
• Since 1990 Seiersberg in Austria

History

Hausham was created from the town of Agatharied on 27 April 1922. This was due to Hausham's growth through coal mining.

The first brown coal mine was opened in 1860 but couldn't compete with the cheaper fossil oil and mineral coal and closed 106 years later in 1966.

Transportation

Public transportation

Hausham is located on a direct railway line to Munich and has two stations: (Hausham and Agatharied). The line is operated by the private railway Bayerische Oberlandbahn. In addition to rail links, the Hausham area is served by the RVO local bus service.

Famous people in Hausham

• Benjamin Lauth, Footballer for 1860 München
• Marcus H. Rosenmüller, film director
• Josef Stallhofer, artist painter
• Josef Wurmheller, German fighter ace during WW2

External links

• official webpage Hausham (German)