Baierbrunn Explained

Image Coa:WappenBaierbrunn.svg
Coordinates:48.0167°N 40°W
Image Plan:Baierbrunn in M.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberbayern
District:Munich
Elevation:626
Area:7.21
Postal Code:82065
Area Code:089
Licence:M
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 84 113
Website:www.baierbrunn.de
Mayor:Patrick Ott[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26

Baierbrunn is a municipality in the district of Munich in the south-German state Bavaria. It is located between Schäftlarn and Pullach on the Bundesstraße 11 and consists of the two villages Baierbrunn and Buchenhain. Baierbrunn has a stop on the S7 of the Munich S-Bahn.

History

Some remains of a hillfort from the Early Middle Ages, called Birg, can be found on the area of the municipality of Baierbrunn. The earliest known mentioning of Baierbrunn was in 776 on a deed of gift from Kloster Schäftlarn. It became an independent municipality in 1818. The village of Buchenhain started 1900 with an inn called "Waldgasthof".There used to be a ski slope until late 1930's, which remains are still visible today in the south of Baierbrunn.[2] The municipality was part of the men's individual road race at the summer Olympics of Munich in 1972

Transport

The municipality has two stations on the Isar Valley Railway: and . Both are served by the Munich S-Bahn. Line is S7. The rails are single trail since previous station and trains cross at Baierbrunn station.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. Joachim Lauchs: Baierbrunn. Eine Chronik, Verlag Wort & Bild Becker, Baierbrunn 1988, ISBN 3-927216-00-3