Gräfelfing
Appearance
Gräfelfing | |
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Location of Gräfelfing within Munich district | |
Coordinates: 48°7′8″N 11°25′44″E / 48.11889°N 11.42889°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Munich |
Government | |
• Mayor | Peter Köstler (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 13,673 |
• Density | 1,400/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 |
Gräfelfing is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 1 km west of Munich (centre).
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 (2005).
Official Site: Gräfelfing
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).