Uffing
{{Infobox German location
|name = Uffing am Staffelsee
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|image_photo = Uffing2.JPG
|image_caption = Church of Saint Agatha and the River Ach
|image_coa = DEU Uffing a Staffelsee COA.svg
|coordinates = {{Coord|47|43|N|11|9|E|type:city_region:DE-BY|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Uffing am Staffelsee in GAP.svg
|state = Bavaria
|region = Oberbayern
|district = Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|elevation = 659
|area = 43.00
|postal_code = 82449
|area_code = 08846
|licence = GAP
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 80 134
|website = [http://www.uffing.de/ www.uffing.de]
|mayor = Andreas Weiß[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–2026
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Uffing am Staffelsee (officially, Uffing a.Staffelsee; {{langx|bar|Uffing am Staffesee}}) is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It consists of the two villages of Uffing and Schöffau and is located on Staffelsee, the warmest lake in Germany.{{cn|date=February 2019|reason=for 'warmest lake in Germany' (which isn't mentioned in the Staffelsee article)}} The River Ach flows through Uffing.
Names
Transport
The town can be reached by car or by train (Deutsche Bahn). Uffing has its own station on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line. The nearest international airport is Munich International Airport.
Economy
Uffing benefits from several shops including a bakery (Mayer-Nett), pharmacy, supermarket (Edeka), butcher, and Frau Bauer's drugstore.
Culture
The parish church is dedicated to St Agatha ({{langx|de|Agathe}}).
Uffing is home to Europe's only gay Schuhplattler group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=8244|title="Schwuhplattler" Stückl geehrt - queer.de|website=www.queer.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-06-16}}
The annual Seefest ("Lake Festival"), held in the first week of August (weather permitting), is a celebration of local music, dancing, and customs. The event is usually rounded off with a firework display.
Notable people
- Georg Hans Madelung (1889 in Rostock – 1972 in Uffing), academic and aeronautical engineer
References
External links
- [http://www.uffing.de/ Official site] {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)}}
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