Hausham
Hausham | |
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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)[1] | |
• 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:
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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)
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).