Uffing am Staffelsee (officially, Uffing a.Staffelsee; Bavarian: Uffing am Staffesee) is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It consists of the two villages of Uffing and Schöffau and is located on Staffelsee, the warmest lake in Germany.[citation needed] The River Ach flows through Uffing.
Uffing am Staffelsee | |
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 Church of Saint Agatha and the River Ach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Uffing am Staffelsee within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district  | |
  Uffing am Staffelsee  Uffing am Staffelsee | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′N 11°9′E / 47.717°N 11.150°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Andreas Weiß[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.00 km2 (16.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,069 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82449 |
| Dialling codes | 08846 |
| Vehicle registration | GAP |
| Website | www.uffing.de |
Names
editThe name Uffing derives from the personal name Uffo and the possessive suffix -ing.[3] Other attested historical forms of the name include Vfinga, Uffingen and Üffing.[3]
Transport
editThe town can be reached by car or by train (Deutsche Bahn). Uffing has its own station on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line. The nearest international airport is Munich International Airport.
Economy
editUffing benefits from several shops including a bakery (Mayer-Nett), pharmacy, supermarket (Edeka), butcher, and Frau Bauer's drugstore.
Culture
editThe parish church is dedicated to St Agatha (German: Agathe).
Uffing is home to Europe's only gay Schuhplattler group.[4]
The annual Seefest ("Lake Festival"), held in the first week of August (weather permitting), is a celebration of local music, dancing, and customs. The event is usually rounded off with a firework display.
Notable people
edit- Georg Hans Madelung (1889 in Rostock – 1972 in Uffing), academic and aeronautical engineer
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ a b Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein. Lexikon Bayerischer Ortsnamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung; Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz. Munich, C.H. Beck, 2006. p. 281. ISBN 978-3406552069 (in German)
- ^ ""Schwuhplattler" Stückl geehrt - queer.de". www.queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-16.
External links
edit- Official site (in German)