Bad Toelz-Wolfratshausen

The Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district is located in Upper Bavaria and offers holidaymakers pre-alpine and alpine terrain.

The economy is well positioned thanks to many small and medium-sized companies and the proximity to Munich, the unemployment rate is well below the national average.

• Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is located in Upper Bavaria, the district borders the Starnberg and Munich districts in the north and extends to the Austrian border in the south.

• The spa town of Bad Tölz is located in the middle of the district.

• Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen consists of a total of 21 communities and has around 130,000 inhabitants.

Bad Tölz - The Upper Bavarian district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is very popular with holidaymakers.

The Free State markets the region under the more distinctive term "Tölzer Land".

Not only holiday guests like to visit the district - as a weekend excursion destination, it is particularly popular with the Munich population.

The journey by car or train only takes around an hour, and rail travelers benefit from a direct connection between Munich Central Station and the spa town of Bad Tölz.

Tourism is not the only mainstay of the economy in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.

The area belongs to the Munich metropolitan region, and the district also operates cross-border economic cooperation with the Schwaz district in the state of Tyrol in Austria.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - the location in the Free State of Bavaria

The Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district is roughly twice as long from north to south as it is wide from east to west.

Due to its location in the Bavarian Oberland, the district extends from the borders of the districts of Starnberg and Munich to the Austrian border in the south.

The Karwendel, a mountain group of the northern Limestone Alps, extends from the neighboring country into the district.

The Schafreuter (2,102 meters above sea level) is one of the highest mountains of the so-called Vorkarwendel in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.

The Isar flows through the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district from the southwest to the north.

On its way through the district, the river changes from the bubbling mountain river into a much wider and calmer pre-alpine stream.

At Icking, the Isar leaves the district and continues towards Munich.

The landscape is shaped by the river valleys of the Isar and Loisach, and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is rich in lakes.

The area of ​​Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen borders on the following districts:

• Garmisch-Partenkirchen

• Weilheim-Schongau

• Starnberg

• Munich

• Miesbach

• Schwaz District (State of Tyrol, Austria)

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district - the story

Historically, today's area of ​​the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district belonged to the Duchy of Bavaria.

Due to the extinction of various noble families, the region fell to the Wittelsbach family, who also took over the legacy of the noble free von Tölz as well as the bailiwick rights and judicial districts of the Benediktbeuern, Schäftlarn and Tegernsee monasteries.

As a result, the Tölz and Wolfratshausen castles developed into central locations and ducal bases.

This gave rise to administrative and cadastral offices that lasted until secularization at the beginning of the 19th century.

In the course of the secularization and the dissolution of the monastery around 1802/1803, the regional courts of the older order Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen emerged.

This later became the district offices.

In 1939 the National Socialists renamed all district offices to rural districts.

The history of today's Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district only began with the Bavarian regional reform in 1972. The following changes were made at that time:

• The two districts were merged to form the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.

• The Schlehdorf community from the Weildorf district also went to the new district structure.

• Wolfratshausen gave some communities to the districts of Starnberg, Munich and Miesbach.

• The newly created district was initially only called Bad Tölz, the current name was only given a year later.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - the economy in the district

The Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district has almost 130,000 inhabitants.

In the last 30 years their number has grown by more than a quarter, because the supply of jobs is plentiful.

Even in the Corona year, in which the pandemic paralyzed large parts of the economy, unemployment in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen was only three percent.

Experts classify this value as full employment.

There are just as few large industrial companies in the district as there are in the district town of Bad Tölz, but many small and medium-sized companies are based here.

Typical industries and services include:

• classic craft businesses

• metalworking companies

• Chemical manufacturer

• Conception and construction of energy systems

• Power generation

• forestry

• Building contractor

• Food production

• wood processing companies

• Marketing and brand development agencies

• Printing houses

• pharmaceutical companies and laboratories

The district is economically strong.

Because the resident companies offer a balanced mix of traditional businesses and innovative providers like Air Bavarian.

This company has been providing drone flights for inspections and filming for over ten years.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - Tourism as an economic factor

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is worth a visit all year round.

In winter, the Blomberg, Bad Tölz's local mountain, offers ideal conditions for rapid descents on skis or snowboards.

This applies to vacationers as well as to day trippers.

The S-Bahn S3, S4, S7 and S8 run regularly from Munich to “Tölzer Land”.

In summer, hikers and athletes such as runners, mountain bikers and climbers get their money's worth.

There are raft trips on the Isar and families like to visit the fairy tale forest in Wolfratshausen.

Historical buildings, wall paintings and many gastronomic offers invite you to stroll and linger in the cities and communities.

The following data shows how much the economy in the district benefits from tourism (as of December 31, 2018):

• 127,227 inhabitants

• 7.4 million day trippers per year

• 1.75 million overnight stays in accommodation establishments per year

• 9.15 million days of stay

• 334.9 million euros in sales

• 36.9 million sales tax

The locals also enjoy a higher quality of life through tourism.

For example, the vacationers and day guests created:

• more than 500 kilometers of signposted cycle paths and routes

• over 350 kilometers of hiking trails

• around 260 kilometers of groomed trails for cross-country skiing

• 26 alpine pastures and huts with management

• around 500 restaurants

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - the sights in the district

The long history of the district town and the associated communities has produced many historical sights in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.

In the spa town, the wide market street is worth a visit, which offers a picturesque ensemble of baroque and late medieval patrician houses.

Particularly noteworthy are the numerous pictures on the facades, the so-called Lüftlmalerei.

Several other medieval buildings can be seen in the city area.

The Benediktbeuern monastery in the municipality of the same name has existed since 725, the baroque monastery complex was built in 1669.

Originally it was a Benedictine complex; it is one of the oldest community institutions in Bavaria.

At times it was in worldly possession.

The Salesians of Don Bosco have lived in the monastery since 1930, and around 35 confreres still lead the simple life.

Guided tours are possible.

The castle church in Eurasburg impresses in the late Renaissance style and was ritually opened in 1909.

She is consecrated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

The donor was the castle's owner at the time, Countess Maria von Tattenbach.

Those interested can find many other important churches in the Dietramszell parish.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district - politics

After the districts were amalgamated in 1972, the CSU district administrators were elected first.

Otmar Huber was in office from 1972 to 1996.

He was followed by Manfred Nagler until 2008.

Since May 1st, 2008 Josef Niedermaier of the Free Voters has determined politics in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.

The CSU was able to secure the most votes in the 2020 local elections with 34.33 percent, but the Free Voters and the Greens as a coalition hold the majority in the council with 22.66 and 20.4 percent.

The SPD landed at 7.08 percent.

All other parties received less than four percent of the vote and could only secure one or two seats.