Pöcking
Pöcking | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pöcking
within Starnberg district | |
Location of Pöcking | |
Pöcking Pöcking | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′N 11°18′E / 47.967°N 11.300°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Starnberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Rainer Schnitzler[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,617 |
| • Density | 268.0/km2 (694.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82343 |
| Dialling codes | 08157 and 08151 |
| Vehicle registration | STA |
| Website | www.poecking.de |
Pöcking (German pronunciation: [ˈpœkɪŋ]) is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for being the location of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria's childhood summer home, Possenhofen Castle.
Transport
The district has a railway station, Possenhofen, that is served by the Munich S-Bahn.
Notable people
- Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
- Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
- Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Archduchess Adelheid of Austria
- Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
- Otto von Habsburg, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary
- Leni Riefenstahl
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pöcking.
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.