Hohenlinden
| Hohenlinden | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Ebersberg |
| Mayor | Ludwig Maurer (Überpart. Wählergem.) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 17.32 km² (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1772 ft) |
| Population | 2,751 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 159 /km² (411 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EBE |
| Postal code | 85664 |
| Area code | 08124 |
| Website | www.hohenlinden.de
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Hohenlinden is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.
Geography
Hohenlinden lies in the Munich Planning Region roughly 35 km east of Munich.
Hohenlinden has the following traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German): Ebersberger Forst and Hohenlinden.
History
Hohenlinden belonged to the Electorate of Bavaria and was part of the lordly estate of Hofmark Ebersberg of the Order of Malta, which was disbanded in 1808.
It was here that the Battle of Hohenlinden was fought on 3 December 1800.
Religion
The community is home to two churches, the Kirche Mariä Heimsuchung (Church of the Visitation) built in 1489 in Late Gothic style, and the Pfarrkirche St. Josef (St. Joseph’s Parish Church), built in 1903 in neo-Gothic style.
Population development
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,854 |
| 1987 | 2,149 |
| 2000 | 2,616 |
| 2005 | 2,758 |
| 2006 | 2,964 |
Politics
Hohenlinden’s mayor (Bürgermeister) is Ludwig Maurer, an independent who was elected in 1998.
In 1999, the community’s tax revenue, converted to euros, was €1,552,000 of which €160,000 was business taxes.
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, 155 people on the social insurance contribution rolls were employed in industry in 1998 in Hohenlinden and in trade and transport none. In other fields, 1,470 people on the aforesaid rolls were employed, and 1,103 worked from their homes. There were no employees in processing industries. There were 5 businesses in contracting. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 43 agricultural businesses with a productive area of 772 ha.
Over the past few decades, Hohenlinden’s location near the Bundesstraße 12 (B12), one of Bavaria's most important traffic routes, has brought about a boom in the number of shops. There are 3 inns, two traditional Bavarian ones (Gasthof Steutzger and Gasthof zur Post) and one Italian (La Posta).
Besides several smaller shops, there are a REWE supermarket, two car dealerships (Porsche and Mercedes-Benz), a driving school (City Fahrschule II), a pharmacy, and a filling station (Allguth).
Tourism
The small tourism centre has at its disposal various leisure facilities from hiking and golf on the nearby Thailing lands or the GC Ebersberg (golf club) to the “forest lore walk”, the so-called Hohenlindener Sauschütt in the nearby Ebersberg Forest, which offers hiking and cycling.
Culture
The Bavarian dialect is very common and widespread in Hohenlinden. In Bavarian, Hohenlinden is called Herlin.
Kreith, a small district that belongs to Hohenlinden, is famous for its mead.
Associations
Hohenlinden offers a wide choice of associations and clubs. Most of them are free for everyone to join and only charge a small annual fee to cover their expenses. The most popular associations are the Sportvereinigung Hohenlinden, the Boeller-Verein, the Hohenlinden volunteer fire brigade, the shooting club and the Hohenlinden theatre club.
Other popular organsiations are the Landfrauen, the Stiefelclub, the Motocrossverein, the Tischtennisverein (table tennis), the Eisstockschützen and the Verein Hohenlinden 2000 e.V.
Education
In 1999 the following institutions could be found in Hohenlinden:
- Kindergartens: 100 Kindergarten places with 98 children
- Elementary schools: 1 with 14 teachers and 263 pupils
Famous people
The former German goalkeeper Sepp Maier lives in Hohenlinden.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hohenlinden". Image Credit.
