Gräfelfing
Gräfelfing | |
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Church of Saint Stephan | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gräfelfing
within Munich district | |
Location of Gräfelfing | |
Gräfelfing Gräfelfing | |
| Coordinates: 48°7′8″N 11°25′44″E / 48.11889°N 11.42889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Munich |
| Subdivisions | 2 municipality districts (Gräfelfing, Lochham) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Peter Köstler[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,472 |
| • Density | 1,410/km2 (3,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82166 |
| Dialling codes | 089 |
| Vehicle registration | M |
| Website | www.graefelfing.de |
Gräfelfing (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɛːfl̩fɪŋ]) is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 1 km west of Munich.
The name "Gräfelfing" first appears as "Grevolvinga", which as per one hypothesis could possibly name a tribe leader named "grey wolf" ("*Grevol" -> German "grau(er)" -> English "grey"; "*vinga" -> German "Wolf" -> English "wolf").
Gräfelfing is ranked 5th of the wealthiest municipalities in Germany (2021).[3]
Transport
The municipality has two railway stations: Gräfelfing and Lochham. Both are served by the Munich S-Bahn.
People
- Rainer Kraft (born 1974), politician
- Thomas Gottschalk (born 1950), entertainer and television host
- Vanessa Hafenbrädl (born 1979), light artist
Clubs
Among the oldest associations in the Würmtal Valley village of Graefelfing is the Literary Society, founded in 1921 in the echo of Germany’s lost war to sustain local cultural life for the once well-to-do residents. In 2011, former Federal President Joachim Gauck was among its most notable speakers.[4]
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ^ "ArcGIS Dashboards". nexiga.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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"Eine Erzählung vom Glanz der Freiheit". Münchner Merkur (in German). 9 November 2011.
Joachim Gauck visited the Literarische Gesellschaft Gräfelfing for a reading at the Bürgerhaus.
"100 Jahre Literarische Gesellschaft – Spiegel der Zeit" (PDF). Bürgerjournal Gräfelfing 01/2022 (in German). Municipality of Gräfelfing. pp. 44–45.Former Federal President Joachim Gauck has appeared three times as a guest of the
"Literarische Gesellschaft Gräfelfing". Retrieved 31 October 2025.