Gräfelfing

Gräfelfing
Church of Saint Stephan
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 / 48.11889; 11.42889
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Bavaria
DistrictMunich
Subdivisions2 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
 • Density1,410/km2 (3,640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82166
Dialling codes089
Vehicle registrationM
Websitewww.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

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

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Dashboards". nexiga.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ^ "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.