Peiting is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Weilheim-Schongau Weilheim-Schongau is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu. Geography The distric ...

district, in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is situated on the right bank of the

Lech Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, ...

, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of

Weilheim in Oberbayern Weilheim in Oberbayern (English: 'Weilheim in Upper Bavaria') is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria. Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum. Local history Up to the 18 ...

Transport

The municipality has two railway stations, and . Both are located on the Schongau–Peißenberg line.

Notable people

Placidus Braun Placidus Braun, (11 February 1756 in Peiting near Schongau, Upper Bavaria – 23 October 1829 in Augsburg, Germany) was a Bavarian Benedictine priest, historian and archivist. Biography At thirteen he went as a choir-boy of the Benedictine ...

, Benedictine priest, historian and archivist *

Martin Echtler Martin Echtler (born 14 January 1969) is a German ski mountaineer. He also competes in mountain running. Echtler was born in Peiting. His sister Christine Echtler-Schleich is also member of the German skimountaineering team. Selected results ...

, ski mountaineer

References

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