Poing, Germany
Encyclopedia
Poing is a community in the Upper Bavaria
n district of Ebersberg
, lying 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of central Munich
.
(S2) and MVV Bus systems. Poing has two
constituent communities named Angelbrechting and Grub. Poing is bordered on the east by Anzing
and
Markt Schwaben
, Pliening
in the North, Kirchheim
to the West and Parsdorf to the South.
) and into the second biggest community in Ebersberg after Vaterstetten
. In 2006, it overtook the once dominant neighboring community of Kirchheim. The sharp rise in population is due to the many new building projects in the northern
area of the city, to which no end is yet foreseen. Therefore, even more development projects are expected.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
, the SPD
, the Greens
, the FWG Poing e. V. and the FDP.
The last mayoral election was held on 12 March 2006. With a voter turnout of 55.86%, the incumbent mayor Albert Hingerl (SPD) earned 79.24% of the vote, once again easily defeating his challenger Ludwig Berger (CSU).
From the Poing patrician family Prielmair’s arms came both the star and the chevron. The shield’s color and the silver fess hearken back to the community’s former fast link with the House of Wittelsbach.
). There are two S-Bahn
stops. One in Poing, the other in Grub (Obb.). Also originally planned was a stop at the Océ works, but this was never realized.
Highway connections include Autobahn A 94
(Munich-Passau
) from Parsdorf/Poing, and from Hohenlinden Bundesstraße
B 12 (towards Passau).
The FTO (Flughafen-Tangente-Ost, Airport Connector Road), is to join the A 94 with the airport
. It is located east of the community, and opened for traffic on Sep. 9 2009. FTO will provide a direct north-south connection to the A94 and the Airport, improving Poing’s connections with Erding, Munich and the airport. The overall completion time of the project is mid-end 2010.
printing and copying specialists Océ
. At the Poing plant, with roughly 1,500 workers, high-performance printers are developed and produced. Moreover, the following firms are to be found:
n State Minister for Labour and Social Order, Family and Women, Christa Stewens, lives with her family in the community of Poing.
Andreas Grimm, the famous German travel writer was born and raised in Poing.
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
n district of Ebersberg
Ebersberg (district)
Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...
, lying 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of central Munich
Munich
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...
.
Geography
Poing is approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) NE of Munich and is serviced by the Munich S-BahnMunich S-Bahn
The Munich S-Bahn is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for stadtschnellbahn , and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems.The Munich S-Bahn network is operated by S-Bahn München, a subsidiary...
(S2) and MVV Bus systems. Poing has two
constituent communities named Angelbrechting and Grub. Poing is bordered on the east by Anzing
Anzing
Anzing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.-Municipal divisions:Constituent communities include Anzing, Auhofen, Boden, Froschkern, Frotzhofen, Garkofen, Hl...
and
Markt Schwaben
Markt Schwaben
Markt Schwaben is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It lies roughly 23 km east of Munich on the northern edge of the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg...
, Pliening
Pliening
Pliening is a community east of Munich in the northwest of the district of Ebersberg in the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria, Germany. In the local dialect, the name is pronounced Pleaning. It has flourished in recent decades, partly as a commuter base for Munich, located some 20 km to the west...
in the North, Kirchheim
Kirchheim
Kirchheim may refer to several places:*in Austria**Kirchheim, Austria*in France* Kirchheim, Bas-Rhin, a municipality in the Bas-Rhin department*in Germany* Heidelberg-Kirchheim, a district of the city of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg...
to the West and Parsdorf to the South.
History
It is believed that Poing has been settled for more than 5,000 years. The ending on the community’s name suggests a Celtic origin.Population development
Over the last few decades, Poing has developed rapidly from a small village into the second biggest community in the S-Bahn line 2 (S2) area (up to ErdingErding
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...
) and into the second biggest community in Ebersberg after Vaterstetten
Vaterstetten
Vaterstetten is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg. It lies east of Munich and is the district’s biggest community. Vaterstetten is on the outskirts of Munich, roughly twenty minutes by S-Bahn from the Marienplatz.-Location:...
. In 2006, it overtook the once dominant neighboring community of Kirchheim. The sharp rise in population is due to the many new building projects in the northern
area of the city, to which no end is yet foreseen. Therefore, even more development projects are expected.
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 31 December 2002 | 11,581 |
| 31 December 2003 | 11,889 |
| 31 December 2004 | 12,285 |
| 31 December 2005 | 12,688 |
| 31 December 2006 | 13,189 |
| 1 February 2009 | 13,551 |
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
Politics
The political parties currently represented on Poing’s municipal council are the CSUChristian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
, the SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, the Greens
Greens
Greens may refer to:*Leaf vegetables such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.-Politics:Supranational* Green politics* Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics* Global Greens...
, the FWG Poing e. V. and the FDP.
The last mayoral election was held on 12 March 2006. With a voter turnout of 55.86%, the incumbent mayor Albert Hingerl (SPD) earned 79.24% of the vote, once again easily defeating his challenger Ludwig Berger (CSU).
Coat of arms
Poing’s arms might heraldically be described thus: In azure a fess argent upon which a chevron Or below which an eight-pointed star argent.From the Poing patrician family Prielmair’s arms came both the star and the chevron. The shield’s color and the silver fess hearken back to the community’s former fast link with the House of Wittelsbach.
Culture and sightseeing
The Wildpark Poing, opened in 1970 and lies to the east of the community. In some parts of the park, visitors can walk through large outdoor enclosures containing various kinds of free roaming animals, which the public may feed.Transport
Poing is serviced by the Munich S-Bahn network (S2) (Erding-PetershausenPetershausen
Petershausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany....
). There are two S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
stops. One in Poing, the other in Grub (Obb.). Also originally planned was a stop at the Océ works, but this was never realized.
Highway connections include Autobahn A 94
Bundesautobahn 94
is an autobahn in southern Germany supposed to connect Munich with Passau at the Austrian border. However, due to ongoing objections against the proposed routing, only the parts Munich-Forstinning and Ampfing-Burghausen have been built so far.- Exit list :...
(Munich-Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
) from Parsdorf/Poing, and from Hohenlinden Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
B 12 (towards Passau).
The FTO (Flughafen-Tangente-Ost, Airport Connector Road), is to join the A 94 with the airport
Munich International Airport
Munich Airport , is located northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. It lies nearby the old city of Freising and is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss...
. It is located east of the community, and opened for traffic on Sep. 9 2009. FTO will provide a direct north-south connection to the A94 and the Airport, improving Poing’s connections with Erding, Munich and the airport. The overall completion time of the project is mid-end 2010.
Established businesses
The biggest business in town is the firm Océ Printing Systems, a daughter company of the DutchNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
printing and copying specialists Océ
Océ
Océ N.V. is a Netherlands-based company that develops, manufactures and sells printing and copying hardware and related software. The offering includes office printing and copying systems; production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display...
. At the Poing plant, with roughly 1,500 workers, high-performance printers are developed and produced. Moreover, the following firms are to be found:
- Tengelmann
- AvnetAvnetAvnet, Inc. is a technology Business-to-business B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing magazine reports that Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company, may be the world's largest franchised distributor of electronic components and subsystems...
EM (Logistics, Silica, Time, Memec, EBV, ALS, Avnet AbacusAvnet AbacusAvnet Abacus is a pan-European business-to-business distributor of electrical components, focusing on interconnect, passive, electromechanics, power supply and battery products,...
) - Stahlgruber, car replacement parts and accessories, founded in 1923
- BayWa (Bau und Gartenmarkt)
Famous people
The BavariaBavaria
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...
n State Minister for Labour and Social Order, Family and Women, Christa Stewens, lives with her family in the community of Poing.
Andreas Grimm, the famous German travel writer was born and raised in Poing.