Penzberg

Penzberg
Town
Aerial view of Penzberg from the southwest
Coat of arms
Location of Penzberg within Weilheim-Schongau district
Weilheim-Schongau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stefan Korpan[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	25.73 km2 (9.93 sq mi)
Elevation	596 m (1,955 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,729
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82377
Dialling codes	08856
Vehicle registration	WM
Website	www.penzberg.de

Penzberg (German:

History

The settlement was first mentioned as Poennesperch in a 1275 contract, when it was sold to the Benediktbeuern Abbey. Surface coal mining had already started in the 16th century, though it was ended by the Thirty Years' War and the industrial exploitation of coal did not begin until 1800. In 1919 Penzberg received town privileges.

World War 2

An allied air raid on 16 November 1944 severely damaged the town, including the parish church, but did not affect the local coal mine, the heart of the town's economic life.

In order to follow Hitler's "scorched earth" policy (

Transport

The town is served by Penzberg station on the Kochelsee Railway.

Important buildings

• Post office by Robert Vorhoelzer in the then dominant "Heimatstil", 1922-1923

Notable people

• Verena Eberle
  (born 1950), former German swimmer
• TSV 1860 München
• Urmel aus dem Eis
  )
• Norbert Reithofer (born 1956), former chairman of the board of managing directors and current supervisory board of BMW
• Bundesbank
• Jochen Schümann (born 1954), sailor and winner of the America's Cup with
• Karl Wald (1916-2011), football matchmaker and inventor of the penalty shoot-out
• Klaus Wolfermann (born 1946), former German athletic track (spearhead)

References