Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

The district of Bad Tölz- Wolfratshausen located in the south of the district of Upper Bavaria in Bavaria. Neighboring counties are the District of Munich, in the eastern district of Miesbach, in the south the Austrian state of Tyrol ( Schwaz district ) in the west and the counties of Garmisch -Partenkirchen, Weilheim -Schongau and Starnberg in the north.

  • 3.1 District Administrators
  • 3.2 Kreistag

Geography

The county is part of the Oberland region and is dominated by the river valleys of the Isar and the Loisach and many lakes. It includes both alpine and pre-Alpine terrain. The Schafreuter in the Karwendel is with 2102 m the highest mountain in the county.

History

The area of present-day district of Bad Tölz- Wolfratshausen belonged to the historical part of the Duchy of Bavaria. In the High Middle Ages, the eastern part of present-day district was assigned to the " Sundergau ", west of the Isar joined the " Huosigau " to; the boundaries were blurred. Between the years 1000 and 1100 was the space in the sphere of the Count of Ebersberg, which became extinct in 1045, and the county Wolfratshausen of Andechs- Meranier that lapsed in 1248. Successors were the Wittelsbach family, who had in 1180 received the title of duke. Even the legacy of precious outdoor von Tölz, which became extinct in 1265, fell to the Wittelsbach family. Likewise, they obtained the advocacies of the important monasteries Schaeftlarn, Tegernsee and Benediktbeuren. The castles Wolfratshausen and Tolz developed as a new central places and served as the ducal bases. The local land register offices were the first structures of an evolving administration, followed by the box office and later the courts care Wolfratshausen and Tolz. In addition, there were the Hofmarken High Castle, Greiling - Reichersbeuern - Sachsenkam, Harmating, Ascholding, Heche Mountain, King village, Eurasburg and chert. At the same time developed from the mid-12th century the monastery Benediktbeuren as a monastery court its power. After the secularization and dissolution of the monasteries in 1803 the district court districts Tölz and Wolfratshausen were formed in what is now the district. They belonged in 1808 to the Isar Circle ( City of Munich ) and from 1838 to Upper Bavaria.

1862 eponymous district office was built in the district court district Tölz. The district court district Wolfratshausen was initially assigned to the district office in Munich rechts der Isar, from 1879/80 and the district office Munich II. The latter was dissolved in 1902. Thereafter, the district office Wolfratshausen arose. The two district offices Tölz and Wolfratshausen was designated as District Office and the districts as of 1939 as counties.

The local government reform in 1972, the Bavaria district of Bad Tölz and the largest part of the district Wolfratshausen was united to the new district of Bad Tölz; addition there were some villages of the district Weilheim. Some communities of the county Wolfratshausen came to the counties Munich, Starnberg, Landshut. On 1 May 1973, the new district of Bad Tölz received its present designation district of Bad Tölz- Wolfratshausen.

Population Development

The district of Bad Tölz- Wolfratshausen won 1988-2008 over 20,000 residents added or increased by around 20%.

The following numbers refer to the territorial status of 25 May 1987.

Policy

District administrators

Council

The council consists of 60 members:

  • CSU 24 seats
  • SPD 8 seats
  • FW 14 seats
  • GREEN 6 seats
  • ODP 2 seats
  • Free Independent voters 2 seats
  • FDP 2 seats
  • BP 1 seat
  • Non-attached 1 seat

Coat of arms

Official Description of 24 February 1974: The coat of arms combines the coat of arms of the former district Bad Tölz - with the Wolfratshausener lions. Designed the coat of arms has the staff member in the district office Marianne Madl.

Economy

The income tax power per inhabitant in 2004 was at 329 euro ( national average 216). The purchasing power per capita in 2005 was ( national average 8,523 ) at 9,761 euros. In July 2011, the unemployment rate in the county at 2.4 %, much lower than the national average.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Management Communities

Free community areas (7.99 km ², both uninhabited )

Communities

Geotopes

The district is 55 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Bad Tölz- Wolfratshausen

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