Hausham

Hausham
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Hausham
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Miesbach
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• 1. Mayor	Hugo Schreiber (FW)
Area
• Total	22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	8,444
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	83734
Dialling codes	08026
Vehicle registration	MB
Website	www.hausham.de

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

Geography

geographical classification

Hausham is located aproximately 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

Haushams'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.

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

• Josef Stallhofer (1908 - 1993], artist painter
• Marcus H. Rosenmüller (*1973), film director

References

• official webpage Hausham http://www.hausham.de (German)
• official webpage of the districts of Bavaria http://www.bayern.by (German)