Geretsried

Geretsried

Coat of arms
Geretsried
Location of Geretsried within Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
Coordinates: 47°52′N 11°28′E / 47.867°N 11.467°E / 47.867; 11.467Coordinates: 47°52′N 11°28′E / 47.867°N 11.467°E / 47.867; 11.467
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Government
 • Mayor Mr. Michael Müller
Area
 • Total 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Elevation 605 m (1,985 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 24,892
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 82538
Dialling codes 08171
Vehicle registration TÖL
Website www.geretsried.de

Geretsried is a town in the district Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, located in Bavaria, Germany. The town is the most populated town in the district, with 23,219 inhabitants as of 31 December 2012.

Geretsried in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district

History

Geretsried was first mentioned in the year 1083. In the early years it served a little more than a group of farms along the postal route between Munich and Innsbruck. It belonged to the city of Wolfratshausen.

In 1937 two munitions factories were built: "Dynamit Aktien Gesellschaft" and "Deutsche Sprengchemie" in the boroughs of what is today Gartenberg and Stein. Towards the end of the war, these factories employed slave and foreign labourers. Today, the remains of storage bunkers, administrative buildings, and other remains are scattered throughout the town. In May 1945 the American air force bombed the factories.

In 1946, the empty bunkers and buildings were used to house German refugees from former ethnic German areas in Eastern Europe. In 1949, the citizens began to organize themselves and on April 1, 1950 the community of Geretsried came into being. On June 27, 1970, Geretsried got city rights.

Geography

Geretsried lies on the Isar River and includes the communities of Gartenberg, Gelting, and Stein. The Bundestrasse (federal highway) 11 runs by the city. Distance to Munich is approximately 35 kilometers.

Politics

The town's new Mayor is Mr. Michael Müller. on 30 March 2014, he was elected as Mayor of Geretsried town.

Coat of arms

The cogwheel in the coat of arms symbolizes the local industry, the river symbolizes the Isar and the Conifer symbolizes the nature.

Transport

The town belongs to the Munich public transportation zone. Regional buses connect the town to Wolfratshausen and Bad Tölz. An extension of the Munich S-Bahn line S7 is planned from Wolfratshausen to Geretsried.[2]

Personalities

  • Edmund Nick (1891-1974), composer, conductor and music writer
  • Heinz Schneider (1921-2003), mayor from 1968 to 1986

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/de/der-mvv/die-mvv-gmbh/konzeption/s-bahn-planung/index.html

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