High Peissenberg - Hoher Peißenberg

The High Peissenberg is a single mountain in the center of the Pfaffenwinkel in Upper Bavaria. The much-visited destination is also called the "Bavarian Rigi" because of its famous 360 ° panorama in the foothills of the Alps and is advertised as having the "most beautiful panoramic view of Bavaria".

background

The name of the mountain is derived from "Bisenberc" after a probably still Germanic settler named Biso or Beiso.

Pilgrimage

The landlords on the mountain are the abbots of the nearby Rottenbuch monastery, they built a first chapel on the mountain top in 1514, which later became the focus of an important pilgrimage. The aim of the pilgrimage is a carved Virgin Mary figure from the Schongau Castle Chapel was brought to the mountain.

The chapel is followed by a hospice.

Meteorological observatory

The Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory is the oldest mountain weather station in the world with a series of observations that have been documented practically without interruption since 1781. The first observation day is January 1, 1781, the meteorological observations are then part of a network of stations of the "Societas Meteorologica Palatina", an institution sponsored by Elector Karl Theodor von der Pfalz in 39 stations for weather observation worldwide.

The "Mannheimer Hours", which was introduced at the station for the first time at the time, is 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. mean local time, are still the usual climate observation dates today.

The first observations were made by the monks from the nearby monastery Rottenbuch carried out. After secularization in 1803, the station is looked after by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich, and from 1838 it belongs to the observatory Bogenhausen near Munich, the observations on site are carried out by the respective pastors of Hohenpeißenberg as observers.

In 1879 the station is subordinated to the newly founded Bavarian State Weather Service, and since 1952 the observatory has belonged to the German Weather Service, which was newly founded after the Second World War.

Info at w: Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeißenberg.

Transmission system

There is a Bavarian Broadcasting System on the mountain. The associated reinforced concrete tower was built in 1978 and has a height of 158.76 meters. Various terrestrial television programs (Das Erste, ZDF and Bavarian Television) and various radio programs (VHF and DAB) are broadcast from the antenna mast.

South: Alpine chain

getting there

location
High Peissenberg
Distances (roads - km)
Hohenpeissenberg	3.7 km
Weilheim	20 km
Schongau	22 km
Garmisch	57 km
Bad Tölz	59 km
Munich	72 km
augsburg	85 km
innsbruck	115 km

By plane

The nearest major international airport is the airport Munich - Franz Josef Strauss (81 km, approx. A good hour's drive). From here, among others, offer Lufthansa and their partner of Star Alliance Connections to cities in Germany, Europe and worldwide. As the second largest airport in Germany, it is connected to a growing number of cities.

The airport in can also be reached quickly innsbruck (114 km, one and a half to, more like, two hours by car).

By train

The next train station is in town Hohenpeissenberg at the foot of the mountain. The station is on the Augsburg - Weilheim - Schongau line.

Continue to the summit by bus, taxi or on foot (ascent on the signposted footpath approx. 45 minutes).

Info BRB (Bayerische Regiobahn): www.bayerischeregiobahn.de;

In the street

The Hohe Peißenberg is a bit away from the nearest motorways or federal highways southwest of the Ammersee. The place Hohenpeissenberg at the foot of the mountain lies on the federal road B472 from Weilheim to Schongau and Bad Tölz.

• Easiest approach from the north via the A96 motorway (Munich - Lindau), Landsberg, via the B 17 bis Schongau} and there turn in the direction of Weilheim, continue to Hohenpeißenberg and about four kilometers on the road to the summit;

There are several free parking spaces at the top.

On foot

mobility

The RVO (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern / DB) operates the bus routes in the region;

Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH, Weilheim base; Paradeisstraße 81, Weilheim in Oberbayern, Tel .: 0881 / 92477-0

• Line 9651: Weilheim - Peißenberg - Steingaden - Füssen;

• Line 9656: Weilheim - Peißenberg - Hohenpeißenberg - Peiting - Schongau;

Info:www.rvo-bus.de;

Tourist Attractions

• The Pilgrimage church is in two parts:

The older and smaller part is the first chapel from 1514, it is located on the west side of the church tower and is now known as the Chapel of Grace. In the years 1616 to 1619 the new Church of the Assumption was built on the east side of the tower as an extension and from Weilheimer Artists equipped.

In 1717 the altars were renewed and in 1747 the interior of the sanctuary was replaced by the Wessobrunner Franz Xaver Schmuzer stuccoed, the frescoes are by Matthäus Günther. The Gnadenkapelle is an excellent example of Rococo art. The concise shape of the double church is one of the landmarks of the Pfaffenwinkel.

• Treasury (Sacred art, gold and silversmiths. Exhibits from pilgrimage and parish history), Matthäus-Günther-Platz 6, 82383 Hohenpeißenberg (In the former oratory). The pilgrimage church "Mariä Himmelfahrt" on the Hohen Peißenberg shines again in bright splendor. Including the Chapel of Grace, the restorers spent a good ten years renovating and beautifying the double church.^[1].last change: not specified

activities

• The König-Ludwig-Weg leads over the mountain;

shop

kitchen

The only inn on the mountain top is the

Bavarian Rigi (Terrace café-restaurant), Matthäus-Günther-Platz 8, 82383 Hohenpeißenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)8805 330, Fax: (0)8805 82 53. Open: closed on Mondays.last change: not specified

accommodation

Practical advice

• Hohenpeißenberg municipality traffic office, Blumenstrasse 2, 82383 Hohenpeißenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)8805 9210 - 10, Fax: (0)8805 92 10 21. last change: not specified

trips

literature

Individual evidence

Web links

• Hohenpeißenberg community: www.hohenpeissenberg.de;

• Tourist office Hohenpeißenberg .V .: www.verkehrsverein.e.v.hohenpeissenberg.info;

• German Weather Service DWD: History of the observatory;

• District Office Weilheim-Schongau: www.weilheim-schongau.de;

• Tourism Association Upper Bavaria: www.oberbayern-tourismus.de (supraregional);