Piding

History

Archaeological troves show that the region was already populated in the New Stone Age (about 2800 BC). During the construction of the (former) ski-lift at the Fuderheuberg in 1970, copper bars from the Bronze Age were found. The Catholic parish Maria Geburt (birth of Mary) is responsible for these churches: * parish church Maria Geburt (Piding) * St. Laurentius (Mauthausen) * St. Johannes at Johannishögl (no regular masses) 1790: 635 inhabitants; 1910: 864; 1946: 1,540; 1985: 3,996; 2000: 5,093; 2002: 5,257. The municipal coat of arms from 1962 refers to the former relations to the arch-monastery and chapter Salzburg (black lion's head) and to the Höglwörth Abbey (cross-over silver keys).

Geography

Piding is located in the middle of the Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land. The municipal area corresponds to a natural expanse: It is bounded by the mountains Hochstaufen (1771 m) and Fuderheuberg (1.350 m) in the South, by the river Saalach in the East and by the hill Högl in the North-West. In the North-East, the Saalach shapes the borderline to Salzburg (Austria). The districts are Piding, Kleinhögl, Bichlbruck, Urwies, Mauthausen, Staufenbrücke and Pidingerau. Immediate neighbours are the town Bad Reichenhall and the municipalities Ainring and Anger.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,767
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,196
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,199
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,695
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,137
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,002
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,996
• Eurasian beaver

  Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  3,818

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2021-08-16
  1 km S of Niederau, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2008-08-12
  6 km SE of Maria Schmolln, Austria
• M 2.8 — 2008-08-06
  2 km SE of Schalchen, Austria
• M 4.1 — 2008-07-18
  Austria
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-03
  2 km ESE of Oberhaching, Germany