Hausham

Infobox German Location
Name = Hausham
Wappen = Hausham wappen.pnglat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 45
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 51
Lageplan =
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk = Upper Bavaria
Landkreis = Miesbach
Höhe = 765
Fläche = 22.28
Einwohner = 8229
Stand = 2006-01-01
PLZ = 83734
Vorwahl = 08026
Kfz = MB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 82 119
Gliederung = 13 districts
Adresse = Rathausstr. 2 83734 Hausham
Website = [http://www.hausham.de/ www.hausham.de]
Bürgermeister = Hugo Schreiber
Bürgermeistertitel = 1. Mayor
Partei = FW

Hausham is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

geographical classification

Hausham is located aproximately 45 km south of Munich, between Miesbach and Schliersee. It is surrounded to the south by mountains, including Huberspitz (1.052 m) and Neureuth (1.261 m).

Districts

Haushams's 13 districts are:

Twin towns

*Since 1959 Levico Terme in Italy
*Since 1990 Seiersberg in Austria

History

Hausham was created from the town of Agatharied on 27 April 1922. This was due to Hausham's growth through coal mining.

The first brown coal mine was opened in 1860 but couldn't compete with the cheaper fossil oil and mineral coal and closed 106 years later.

Transportation

Public transportation

Hausham is located on a direct railway line to Munich and has two stations: (Hausham and Agatharied). The line is operated by the private railway Bayerische Oberlandbahn.In addition to rail links, the Hausham area is served by the RVO local bus service.

Famous people in Hausham

* Josef Stallhofer (1908 - 1993] , artist painter
*Marcus H. Rosenmüller (*1973), film producer

References

*official webpage Hausham http://www.hausham.de (German)
*official webpage of the districts of Bavaria http://www.bayern.by (German)