Pöcking
Pöcking | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pöcking within Starnberg district | |
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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,589 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/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 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.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.