Herrsching am Ammersee
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Herrsching am Ammersee
Location of Herrsching am Ammersee within Starnberg district
Herrsching am Ammersee  is located in Germany
Herrsching am Ammersee
Herrsching am Ammersee
Herrsching am Ammersee  is located in Bavaria
Herrsching am Ammersee
Herrsching am Ammersee
Coordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48.000°N 11.183°E / 48.000; 11.183
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictStarnberg
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (202026) Christian Schiller[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
  Total11,088
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82211
Dialling codes08152
Vehicle registrationSTA, WOR
Websitewww.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 the Second World War, Herrsching was home to the Hersching Business School (Reichsfinanzschule Hersching). From 1945 to 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[3]
  • Archaeological Park, a 7th-century settlement of the Bavarians.

Personality

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  3. "Hotel Gasthof zur Post". Hotel Gasthof zur Post. Retrieved 20 May 2018.


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