Pliening

History

Sporadic prehistoric finds in the community point to the area's having been settled since the New Stone Age. In the Bronze Age a small settlement arose on a strip of grassland between the woods in the community's south end and the moor in the north. Sheep raising was the settlers’ main livelihood. The later settlement – between 850 BC and AD 50 – is believed to have been established by the Celtic Hallstatt culture, which has been shown by ceramic finds. As this settlement developed, the at first loose structure shifted to a much tighter village structure. After southern Germany was conquered by the Romans about AD 50, the area became part of the Roman Empire. Some finds in the area also point to a Roman presence. The Völkerwanderung, beginning about AD 400, brought with it new settlers: the Germanic stock of the Bavarii put down roots here. Also, a small Alemannic tribe settled in the area. Results of aerial archaeological photography show loose, scattered settlement. Under Gothic rule, political relations stabilized. The noble alemannic tribal leader Pleonunc became his village's namesake. The three “original yards” (Urhöfe) of Sellmayr, Wunsam and Wolfram stem from Pleonunc's time. About 700, the area was Christianized. The first church was built about 1000. Pliening grew out of the yard at Gelting. Until some time in the 14th century, it was called "Moospliening" to distinguish it from the older "Kirchpliening". Over time, the placename "Pliening" came to be used ever more often for the more westerly of the two places. Lying advantageously on the road between Erding and Munich, the community saw quick development in modern times. Currently, a ringroad around Gelting, Pliening and Landsham is being planned, which has unsettled retailers in the community of…