Albaching
Encyclopedia
Albaching is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim
in Bavaria
in Germany
.
, 30 km south of Erding
, 40 km south-west of Mühldorf am Inn, 12 km north-east of Wasserburg am Inn
, 38 km north of Rosenheim
und 13 km north-east of Ebersberg
. The next railway station is in Forsting, a part of Pfaffing
, where the railroad line Wasserburg - Grafing bei München can be reached.
Albaching was part of the free "Grafschaft Haag" until 1804, which was in turn part of the Wittelsbach
domain. In 1818 during an administrative reform in Bavaria
Albaching was made an independent political entity. On May 1, 1978 the municipality Albaching was dissolved and integrated in the municipality of Pfaffing
. After years of resistance and several negotiations Albaching received its independence again on January 1, 1994 and is since then in an administrative collective with Pfaffing.
Rosenheim (district)
Rosenheim is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the southern border....
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Geography
Albaching lies in the alpine foothills, approximately 45 km east of MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, 30 km south of Erding
Erding
Erding is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Erding. It had a population of 34,122 in 2004. It is twinned with Bastia in CorsicaThe original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty...
, 40 km south-west of Mühldorf am Inn, 12 km north-east of Wasserburg am Inn
Wasserburg am Inn
Wasserburg am Inn is a town in the district Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The historic centre is a peninsula, formed by the meandering Inn River...
, 38 km north of Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
und 13 km north-east of Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
. The next railway station is in Forsting, a part of Pfaffing
Pfaffing
Pfaffing is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....
, where the railroad line Wasserburg - Grafing bei München can be reached.
Structure
The municipality Albaching has altogether 32 districts, amongst them the towns of Albaching, Kalteneck, Berg and Stetten. Also within its domain there are the hamlets Zell, Schönanger, Utzenbichl, Gröben, Fuchstal, Aign, Thal, Ödenau, Furth and Schacha as well as several isolated farms.History
The municipality was documented for the first time in 808 as Alpicha (and in 818 as Alpihha). In the 12th century the spellings "Albachingen" and "Alchingen" were documented. Since 1415 the parochial village was called "Albaching". There were no successful tries to document on where the name is derived from. Explanations include the name of the river "Albach", which is derived from the Indo-German "albh" (for white) and the Old-German "aha" (for water) but the river was called "Mühlbach" until the 19th century. Another theory cites the Roman nomen gentile "Albius" as the source for the name, which would imply a very early settling. Both theories are yet to be proven scientifically.Albaching was part of the free "Grafschaft Haag" until 1804, which was in turn part of the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
domain. In 1818 during an administrative reform in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
Albaching was made an independent political entity. On May 1, 1978 the municipality Albaching was dissolved and integrated in the municipality of Pfaffing
Pfaffing
Pfaffing is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....
. After years of resistance and several negotiations Albaching received its independence again on January 1, 1994 and is since then in an administrative collective with Pfaffing.