Herrsching
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Location of Herrsching a.Ammersee within Starnberg district
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| Coordinates | 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48°N 11.18333°ECoordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48°N 11.18333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Starnberg |
| Local subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Christian Schiller ("Ein Bürgermeister für Alle") |
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| Area | 20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 568 m (1864 ft) |
| Population | 10,054 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 482 /km2 (1,247 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | STA |
| Postal code | 82211 |
| Area code | 08152 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-herrsching.de |
Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich. Population is some 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,000 in summer.
Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-Bahn line S8, the village is popular with travelers for its watersports and as the starting point of trips to the Benedictine Andechs Abbey. Herrsching is also a stop for touring steamships of the Bavarian Seenschiffahrt or lake fleet.
Prior to WW-II Herrsching was home to the "Reichsfinanzschule Hersching" (finance school).In 1945 and 46 the school was converted into a POW hospital and rehab facility for soldiers who had lost limbs.
[edit] Main sights
Notable sights include
- the lakefront promenade (at about 5 km, the longest one in Germany)
- Kurparkschlössl, built in 1888 by the artist Ludwig Scheuermann
- St. Martin's church
- Archaeological Park, a 7th century settlement of the Bavarians.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
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