Peißenberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Hirschberg Castle is located near Haarsee in the surrounding area of Peißenberg; the Church of the Visitation of Mary is also situated near the town. Both sites are of interest to travelers who would like to include cultural attractions in their stay.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Peißenberg.

Landscape

In the wider regional surroundings of Peißenberg are Elmauberg, Hörnle, Hochschergen, and Wiesmahdkögel. Burg and St. Ludwig are also located in this wider regional area. Elmauberg provides a specific landscape reference for travelers interested in the surroundings of Peißenberg.

Geographical Location

Peißenberg is located in the Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau at an elevation of 584 meters above sea level.

History

On March 1, 1919, the municipality was officially renamed from Unterpeißenberg to Peißenberg and designated as a market town.

The present-day municipality developed as a result of the Bavarian Municipal Edict of 1818; in 1978, parts of the former municipality of Ammerhöfe and St. Georg were incorporated.

The formation of the present-day municipality took place as part of the administrative reforms of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Peißenberg covers 32.69 square kilometers and is divided into 25 municipal districts.

The Ammersenke depression lies east of Peißenberg.

More local pages: Oberhausen, Eberfing, Altenstadt, Peiting, Seeshaupt, Schongau, Bernbeuren, Penzberg.

To the higher-level travel overview: Weilheim-Schongau.