Hoher Peißenberg is a mountain of

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Location

The standalone Hoher Peißenberg ("High mount Peißen") is located in the middle of the Pfaffenwinkel region, in the Bavarian Prealps, in the

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district. Its summit and a large part of its uplands are part of the

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municipality, the centre of which is located some 900m from the summit in a southern direction. Some of the lower eastern part belong to the market municipality of

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, the centre of which is located 3.5 km to the east of the summit. The mountain extends from east to west and is partially wooded.

Buildings

Buildings on the Peißenberg include a pilgrimage church with a museum, a meteorological observatory and a broadcasting tower:

Pilgrimage church

On the mountain is the pilgrimage church of the Assumption. The earliest section, of what was later to become a double church, is the chapel of the year 1514. In the early 17th century, a larger church with a

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included was added. The pilgrimage has a long tradition of hundreds of years, and every summer, a pilgrimage where the pilgrims wear national costume takes place. In 1990, a museum was opened in the oratory above the sacristy of the church and can be visited on request.

Hohenpeißenberg meteorological observatory

The

Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory The Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeißenberg is the oldest mountain weather station in the world. It is located in the municipality of Hohenpeißenberg, about 60 kilometres southwest of Munich, Germany, and at 977 metres above sea level. Meteor ...

, which weather observation and research facilities, is also located on the mountain. The meteorological observations reach back to 1 January 1781, almost without interruption. The weather station is regarded as the oldest mountain weather station in the world.

Hohenpeißenberg broadcasting tower

Near the summit, in the Hohenpeißenberg hamlet of Pröbstlsberg, is the Hohenpeißenberg radio transmitter. This TV tower, built in 1978, has a height of 158.76

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Panoramic view

On a clear day, the mountain offers a panoramic view in the southern side of the 200 km-wide Alpine chain from the

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in the west, across the

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range with the

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in the south, to the

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in the east. Because of its beautiful Alpine view, it is a popular destination for excursions, and it can be seen from 400 different placesChristoph Ott, Georg Iblher: ''Der Hohenpeißenberg (genannt der bayerische Rigi)'', Weilheim 1877, hierin sind die Orte in einer Faltkarte am Ende dieses Büchleins eingezeichnet (towns, villages, hamlets, districts). Three bigger lakes are visible, with the

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in a north-north-east direction. In an east-north-east direction, a small part of

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can be seen, and to the south-east direction the

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