Herrsching am Ammersee

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.

Herrsching a.Ammersee
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Herrsching a.Ammersee within Starnberg district
Herrsching a.Ammersee
Herrsching a.Ammersee
Coordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictStarnberg
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
  MayorChristian Schiller (Ind.)
Area
  Total20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total10,711
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82211
Dialling codes08152
Vehicle registrationSTA, WOR
Websitewww.herrsching.de

Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-Bahn line , 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 1945-1946 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 (Little castle), built in 1888 by the artist Ludwig Scheuermann
  • Historic paddle-wheel steamships Herrsching and Diessen docking at the harbour in summer
  • St. Martin's church
  • Zur Post Gasthof from 1567[2]
  • Archaeological Park, a 7th-century settlement of the Bavarians.

Personality

References

  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
  2. "Hotel Gasthof zur Post". Hotel Gasthof zur Post. Retrieved 20 May 2018.


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