Herrsching am Ammersee
Herrsching am Ammersee | |
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Aerial view | |
Location of Herrsching am Ammersee within Starnberg district | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 11°11′E / 48.000°N 11.183°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Starnberg |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Schiller (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 11,099 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82211 |
| Dialling codes | 08152 |
| Vehicle registration | STA, WOR |
| Website | www.herrsching.de |
Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich. The population is around 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,000 in summer.
Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-Bahn line S8, the village is popular with travellers for its water-sports and as the starting point of trips to the Benedictine Andechs Abbey. Herrsching is also a stop for touring steamships of the Bavarian Seenschiffahrt or lake fleet.
Herrsching is home for the unit finance of "college of public service in Bavaria". Prior to the Second World War, it was there the Reichsfinanzschule Hersching. From 1943 to 1946, the school was converted into a hospital and rehab facility for soldiers who had lost limbs.