Herrsching

Herrsching a.Ammersee
Little castle
Herrsching a.Ammersee
Location of Herrsching a.Ammersee within Starnberg district
Coordinates	48°00′N 11°11′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Starnberg
Local subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Mayor	Christian Schiller ("Ein Bürgermeister für Alle")
Basic statistics
Area	20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m  (1864 ft)
Population	10,198 (31 December 2011)
- Density	488 /km2 (1,265 /sq mi)
Other information
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. The population is around 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 travellers for its water-sports 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.

Main sights

Notable sights include

• the lake-front 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.

External links

• Five Lake County tourist information
• Herrsching - lake Ammersee
• Pictures of Herrsching