Penzberg
Sign in to savePenzberg (; Central Bavarian: Benschberg) is a city (although some see it as a town) in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 50 km south of Munich, and had a population of around 17,000 in 2020. A historic coal mining town, Penzberg today is known for its pharmaceutical industries.
Key facts
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Penzberg COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Penzberg in WM.svg
- German location.state
- Bavaria
- German location.region
- Upper Bavaria
- German location.district
- Weilheim-Schongau
- German location.elevation
- 596
- German location.area
- 25.73
- German location.postal_code
- 82377
- German location.area_code
- 08856
- German location.licence
- WM
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 09 1 90 141
- German location.website
- www.penzberg.de
- German location.mayor
- Stefan Korpan
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–26
- German location.party
- CSU
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Ballonfahrt 211012 - Penzberg v SW 01.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Aerial view of Penzberg from the southwest
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Penzberg (; Central Bavarian: Benschberg) is a city (although some see it as a town) in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 50 km south of Munich, and had a population of around 17,000 in 2020. A historic coal mining town, Penzberg today is known for its pharmaceutical industries.
==History== The settlement was first mentioned as Poennesperch in a 1275 contract, when it was sold to the Benediktbeuern Abbey. Surface coal mining had already started in the 16th century, though it was ended by the Thirty Years' War and the industrial exploitation of coal did not begin until 1800. In 1919 Penzberg received town privileges.