Kissing, Bavaria

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Kissing
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°18′N 10°59′E / 48.300°N 10.983°E / 48.300; 10.983Coordinates: 48°18′N 10°59′E / 48.300°N 10.983°E / 48.300; 10.983
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Aichach-Friedberg
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Reinhard Gürtner[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	23.12 km2 (8.93 sq mi)
Elevation	523 m (1,716 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,581
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86438
Dialling codes	08233
Vehicle registration	AIC
Website	www.kissing.de

Kissing is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located just 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Augsburg and has about 11,200 inhabitants (2007).

Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 AD as Chissingin, it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a  [de]. In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech.

The surname Kissinger (as in Henry Kissinger) means inhabitant of Kissing or Kissingen.

See also[]

• Wikipedia:Unusual place names

References[]

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