Gräfelfing Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Gräfelfing.svg
Coordinates:48.1189°N 11.4289°W
Image Plan:Gräfelfing in M.svg
State:Bavaria
Region:Upper Bavaria
District:Munich
Elevation:540
Area:9.58
Postal Code:82166
Area Code:089
Licence:M
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 84 120
Divisions:2 municipality districts (Gräfelfing, Lochham)
Website:www.graefelfing.de
Mayor:Peter Köstler[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Gräfelfing 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).[2]

Transport

The municipality has two railway stations: and . Both are served by the Munich S-Bahn.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. Web site: ArcGIS Dashboards. 2021-08-12. nexiga.maps.arcgis.com.