Peiting

Nature on the doorstep

The ‘hospitable market town between the rivers Ammer and Lech’ is one of the oldest settlements in the Lech and Ammer region. The castle of the Dukes of Welf in the Lechrain stood on the site of the present-day Schlossberg hill. Although almost 12,000 people now live there, the community has retained its rural charm. Numerous hiking and cycle routes run through unspoilt countryside.

History

  • AD 1055 First documentary mention; Duke Welf I of Bavaria builds a castle on the Schlossberg
  • 1155 Emperor Frederick Barbarossa stays in Peiting
  • 1191 Welf VI dies in Italy
  • uo to 1343 Firstly in the possession of the Hohenstaufens, then the Wittelsbachs
  • 1618-48 Swedish troops destroy the town and the remains of the Welf castle

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Tourist-Information
Hauptplatz 4
86971 Peiting
+49 (0) 8861 59961
touristinfo@peiting.de