Gräfelfing

Gräfelfing
Gräfelfing
Municipality
	Church of Saint Stephan
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gräfelfing within Munich district
	Location of Gräfelfing
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	Coordinates: 48°7′8″N 11°25′44″E / 48.11889°N 11.42889°E / 48.11889; 11.42889
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Munich
Subdivisions	2 municipality districts (Gräfelfing, Lochham)
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Peter Köstler (CSU)
Area
• Total	9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	13,673
• Density	1,430/km2 (3,700/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

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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").^{[citation needed]}

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

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.
^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "ArcGIS Dashboards". nexiga.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
^ "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.

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[3] "ArcGIS Dashboards". nexiga.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[LGG_Gauck-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.