Eching, Freising

Coordinates: 48°18′N 11°37′E / 48.300°N 11.617°E / 48.300; 11.617
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Eching
Municipality
Church of Saint Andrew
Church of Saint Andrew
Coat of arms of Eching
Coat of arms
Location of Eching within Freising district
Dachau (district)Erding (district)Kelheim (district)LandshutLandshut (district)Munich (district)Pfaffenhofen (district)AllershausenAttenkirchenAu in der HallertauEchingFahrenzhausenFreisingGammelsdorfHaag an der AmperHallbergmoosHörgertshausenHohenkammerKirchdorf an der AmperKranzbergLangenbachMarzlingMauernMoosburg an der IsarNandlstadtNeufahrn bei FreisingRudelzhausenWangWolfersdorfPaunzhausenZolling
Oberbayern
DistrictFreising
Subdivisions5 Orte
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Sebastian Thaler[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total37.83 km2 (14.61 sq mi)
Elevation
469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,430
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85386, 85379
Dialling codes089, 08165, 08133
Vehicle registrationFS
Websitewww.eching.de

Eching is a municipality in the district of Freising, in Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Eching is located 18 km north of Munich (centre) and 15 km southwest of Freising.

Districts

The municipality Eching has existed since 1978 and consists of Eching, Günzenhausen, Ottenburg, Deutenhausen, Dietersheim and Gut Hollern. Hollern (to the west of the federal road B 13) has been incorporated with Unterschleißheim since 1990.

History

The first documented evidence of "Ehingas" appears in 773 in a deed of donation from the Freising

Munich International Airport via the Munich S-Bahn
developed Eching into a modern suburban municipality.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Eching shows the Freising

blackamoor and heath blossoms flanking St. Andrew's Cross
. The coat of arms has been used by Eching since 1967.

Town twinning

Culture and sights

The Community Center Eching is an important venue in Eching comprising a cabaret stage, an exhibition area and a restaurant.

The recreation area "Echinger See" (English: Eching Lake) is located to the south of Eching. The bathing season lasts from May 15 until September 15 of each year. The recreation area covers 33 hectares, of which 12.6 hectares is covered by the lake. The lake originated in the 1960s from a gravel quarry. Between Eching and Hollern are several other gravel quarry lakes for bathing, all which are planned to be developed into a recreational area close to town.

In the area of the municipality you can find several nature reserves: The Garchinger Heide, the Echinger Lohe created in 1951 and Mallertshofer Holz mit Heiden created in 1995.

References

  1. Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
    , 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).

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