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| Poecking | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 5.647 (2019) | |
| height | 670 m | |
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Poecking is a municipality on the west bank of the Starnberg Lake in Upper Bavaria. in the Possenhofen Castle spent Sisi, the later Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary, her youth, the Empress was also regularly there later and then stayed with her around 60-strong entourage in her favorite hotel in the neighboring area Feldafing. Thanks to Sisi, the castle in Possenhofen is probably the most famous of the aristocratic residences in Five Lakes Land and with the one lying nearby in Lake Starnberg Rose Island a popular destination for tourists from home and abroad.
background
The municipality of Pöcking is located on a hill above the west bank of Lake Starnberg.
Burial mound fields from the Hallstatt period are the oldest witnesses of the settlement, the first documentary mention as "Peccingen" occurs in an exchange document of the monastery Schäftlarn in the year 1158. In the Middle Ages and beyond, Pöcking was a farming village and for a long time belonged to the Hofmark Possenhofen. The independent political municipality of Pöcking was created in 1818 during the administrative reform in Bavaria at the time. In 1866 Possenhofen and the Niederpöcking villa colony are assigned to the Pöcking community.
An important event in the same year was the completion of the railway line from Munich to Tutzing with the Possenhofen station, Pöcking developed into the popular summer residence of wealthy Munich citizens.
Between 1972 and 1978 Aschering and Maising were incorporated. Another district of Pöcking is Seewiesen, the seat of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (ornithology) with numerous state-of-the-art research facilities.
High nobility and celebrities lived and still live in Pöcking, names are Otto von Habsburg (* November 20, 1912, Archduke of Austria and former head of the House of Habsburg, † July 4, 2011 in Pöcking) and his wife Regina of Habsburg (* January 6, 1925 in Würzburg; † February 3, 2010 in Pöcking) or also Leni Riefenstahl (* August 22, 1902 in Berlin; † September 8, 2003 in Pöcking);
Possenhofen
A farm in "Pozzenhofen" was founded in 1281/82 in a donation surgeon from Count Palatine Friedrich von Scheyern Wittelsbach to the monastery Schäftlarn First mentioned in a document, in the Middle Ages Possenhofen was a small farming and fishing village on Lake Starnberg. With the construction of the castle in 1536, the place moved into the light of the nobility.
Possenhofen is now part of the municipality with around 380 inhabitants Poecking and is located east of Pöcking directly on the lake shore.
Niederpöcking
The legendary mansion colony of the Munich upper class was built between 1852 and 1866 directly on the Starnberg lakeshore: On a shore excursion with his family with friends, Ferdinand von Miller, the director of the royal iron foundry, made the decision on a whim to go to a wood on the lakeshore and immediately north to build a country house settlement adjacent to the castle park of Possenhofen with people of the same interest.
Ten individual and stately villas were then built according to the plans of the building councilor Arnold Zenetti, all of them with large areas and, as the villa owners all knew each other well, with unfenced, park-like properties. Names are the already mentioned Ferdinand von Miller, creator of Bavaria, Angelo Knorr, a wholesale merchant, Oskar von Boyen, the painter Moritz von Schwind and the court opera director Max von Perfall. The proud homeowners called their villas "castles" and celebrated lavish parties with generous invitations, to distinguish them from the village further up, the Niederpöcking colony was called.
After the death of the house owners and the subsequent changes in ownership, the land was severely fragmented and sprawled, and the colony lost its character. Today there are 136 houses with around 400 inhabitants in Niederpöcking. The prices of the houses and villas are, depending on their condition, between two and four million euros and even upwards, if at all for sale.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Feldafing | 2.5 km |
|---|---|
| Starnberg | 5.0 km |
| Andechs | 12 km |
| Munich | 33 km |
| Landsberg | 51 km |
| Garmisch | 66 km |
| augsburg | 84 km |
By plane
The next major airport is Munich Airport
(IATA: MUC) (also "Franz Josef Strauss", approx. 71 km away). From here, especially the 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.
By train
Possenhofen is a station on the S6 line of the Munich S-Bahn and is directly connected to the center of Munich (Hauptbahnhof, ZOB - Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Marienplatz) every 20 minutes, travel time to Munich approx. 38 minutes.
For information on Munich's S-Bahn and bus routes, see MVV.
The train station is located on the hill above Possenhofen and immediately below Pöcking. Walking time to Possenhofen Castle and the lake shore approx. 10 minutes.
In the street
- Via the A95 motorway (Munich - Garmisch-Partenkirchen), Exit Starnberg, and continue through Starnberg - on the federal road B2 in the direction Weilheim to Possenhofen.
- The federal road B2 runs between the places Possenhofen (in the west) and Pöcking (in the east), each branching off.
mobility
| Distances (road km) | |
| Feldafing | 2.5 km |
|---|---|
| Starnberg | 5.0 km |
| Andechs | 12 km |
| Munich | 33 km |
| Landsberg | 51 km |
| Garmisch | 66 km |
| augsburg | 84 km |
- Possenhofen is the stop for the MVV regional bus line 964;
Maritime shipping
Possenhofen is Landing stage for the Starnberger SeenschiffahrtOther boat moorings are: Starnberg, Berg, Leoni, Ammerland, Ambach, Seeshaupt, Bernried and Tutzing; A tour takes approx. 3 hours, two breaks permitted.
Operating time from around the beginning of April to the end of October;
Tourist Attractions
Possenhofen Castle
The Sisi castle, of the Empress as her "Possi" was originally built in 1536 by the landscape chancellor Jacob Rosenbusch for the Bavarian Duke Wilhelm IV as a mansion. Rosenbusch had initially only built a wooden house and was then forced by the Duke to build the stone building with the four corner towers. The complex is described as "extremely magnificent" at the time, but Rosenbusch had completely taken over the stone construction financially and was raised to the nobility as a reward, he also received lower jurisdiction (Hofmark) over the place Possenhofen.
The ownership of the castle was subsequently quite changeable, it was destroyed by the Swedes and then rebuilt. From 1834 the complex came into the possession of the Wittelsbach family, who used the castle as a summer residence. Duke Max von Bayern, Elisabeth's father, expanded the complex with additional wings in its current form. In 1940 the Wittelsbach family sold the castle, which was no longer in use, to the National Socialist Welfare Association, and it continued to deteriorate until a general renovation and conversion into condominiums followed in the early 1980s.
The complex with the castle and castle chapel is now privately owned and can only be admired from the outside, the castle park is freely accessible. location: right on the lakeshore.
More Attractions
- Possenhofen train station: The now listed station on the Munich – Tutzing railway line was designed in 1864 by the architect Georg v. Dollmann (1830 † 1895) built for King Ludwig II of Bavaria and inaugurated in 1865. The architect was also up for the fairytale castles Herrenchiemsee 1878–1885, Linderhof Palace 1874–1878 and Neuschwanstein 1869–1886 responsible. Inside the station, a suitable waiting room, the so-called King's Salon, was set up for the aristocratic passengers, in which Empress Elisabeth and King Ludwig II, among others, waited for their special trains. Today the Kaiserin Elisabeth Museum is housed in the King's Salon.
- Empress Elisabeth Museum (Heinemann collection, Exhibits on the life of Empress Elisabeth from her youth in Munich and Possenhofen and on Ludwig II), Schlossberg 2, 82343 Poecking (in the historic Possenhofen train station). Tel.: 49(0)8157 925932. Open: from the beginning of May to mid-October: Fri., Sat., Sun., public holidays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.Price: Adults: 4.- €.
- New cath. Parish church St. Pius in Pöcking, built in the neo-Romanesque architectural style and inaugurated in 1957, the massive nine-cornered tower is striking;
- Old cath. Parish church Ortisei in Pöcking, built from 1696 to 1702;
- Evang. Holy Spirit Church in Pöcking, modern church building according to plans by the architects Adolf Seifert and Ernst Ziegelmaier, inaugurated on September 22, 1968.
- St. Sebastian in the district of Aschering, in the core still from the 13th century, ceiling fresco by the plait painter Johann Baptist Baader from 1768;
- Fisherman's Chapel, first mentioned in a document in 1653, in Possenhofen on the access road to the lake.
- Saint Bartholomew in Maising, inside frescoes from the late Romanesque;
activities
- Empress Elisabeth circular route: the hiking trail leads to Feldafing and the Roseninsel;
- Leisure area in the old castle park: In the large park around the castle, the young Sisi experienced her youth, seen today as casual, with her dogs and many wild animals such as deer, sheep and chickens. Today the park belongs to the city of Munich and is used as a recreational area with bathing facilities, access free of charge.
- Indoor ozone pool, Beccostr. 31, 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 90172-5. Price: single ticket adults 3.- €.
shop
- Confectionery baker Robert Müller (Specialist in wedding, birthday or anniversary cakes), Lindenberg 8-10, 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 99 88 99, Fax: 49(0)8157 99 88 77. Open: Tuesday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday to 5:00 p.m., Sunday and public holidays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Oliver Lutz butcher's shop (Possenhofer ham), Main street 26, 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 1090, Fax: 49(0)8157 1582.
kitchen
- To the post office (Inn, hotel), Hauptstrasse 19, 82343 Pöcking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 1398, Fax: 49(0)8157 7176. Open: Closed on Wed.Price: single, double from 51.-.
- Triglav (Restaurant, cafe, Mediterranean food), Hindenburgstrasse 27 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 925 761. Open: The. Rest day.
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- Youth hostel of the DJH, Kurt-Stieler-Strasse 18, 82343 Pöcking, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)8157 99 66 11, Fax: 49(0)8157 99 66 12.
medium
upscale
- Hotel - Restaurant Forsthaus am See, Am See 1 82343 Pöcking / Possenhofen. Tel.: 49(0)8157 9301-0, Fax: 49(0)8157 4292. Price: ET from € 80, double room from € 90, suites from € 140.
- Hotel La Villa ****, Ferdinand-von-Miller-Strasse 39-41, 82343 Niederpöcking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 7706 0, Fax: 49(0)8151 770 6 99. Price: BB single from € 155, BB double from € 216.
health
- Pharmacy at the market, Main street 22, 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 7320, Fax: 49(0)8157 7304.
- Linden pharmacy, Feldafinger Strasse 1, 82343 Pöcking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 4500.
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 08157 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 82343 |
| Mark | STA |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
Practical advice
- Parish of Pöcking, Feldafinger Str. 4, 82343 Poecking. Tel.: 49(0)8157 9306 0.
- Deutsche Post, Post branch Pöcking: Hindenburgstrasse 4, 82343 Poecking;
trips
literature
- ; Ott, Ludwig (Ed.): Milli and Sterz - A journey through Pöckinger stories, stories from farming villages on Lake Starnberg (Pöcking, Possenhofen, Aschering and Maising). 2005, ISBN 978-3-89870-249-2 ; 376 pages. € 22.80
Web links
- http://www.poecking.de - Official website of Pöcking
- Tourist Association Five Lakes - Land: www.sta5.de;
- Bavarian lake shipping: www.seenschifffahrt.de;
- Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes: www.schloesser.bayern.de;
- Tourism Association Upper Bavaria: www.oberbayern-tourismus.de (supraregional);
- Fischerkapelle Possenhofen: www.fischerkapelle-possenhofen.de
- Empress Elisabeth Museum: www.kaiserin-elisabeth-museum.de
