# Gilching

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Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Gilching Municipality Church of Saint Vitus Coat of arms Location of Gilching within Starnberg district Location of Show map of Germany Show map of Bavaria Coordinates: 48°7′00″N 11°18′00″E / 48.11667°N 11.30000°E / 48.11667; 11.30000 Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Oberbayern District Starnberg Government • Mayor (2020–26) Manfred Walter[1] (SPD) Area • Total 31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi) Elevation 607 m (1,991 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 19,062 • Density 605/km2 (1,570/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 82205 Dialling codes 08105 Vehicle registration STA Website www.gilching.de

**Gilching** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈɡɪlçɪŋ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a municipality in the [district of Starnberg](/source/Starnberg_(district)), in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated 13 km north of [Starnberg](/source/Starnberg), and 22 km west of [Munich](/source/Munich) (centre). The quarters Argelsried, Neugilching and [Geisenbrunn](/source/Geisenbrunn) belong to the municipality of Gilching. Gilching can be easily reached using the Munich area public transportation. One S-Bahn Railway Station is called "Neugilching" which is directly situated at the S8 line - formerly it was the S5 line - in the "Herrsching" direction.

## History

The Roman road [Via Julia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Via_Julia&action=edit&redlink=1) from [Augsburg](/source/Augsburg) to [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg) runs through Gilching. Celtic [tumuli](/source/Tumulus) and [nemetons](/source/Nemeton) are found in the nearby forest between Gilching and [Schöngeising](/source/Sch%C3%B6ngeising).

The parish church St. Vitus holds a bell, the Arnoldusglocke, the oldest extant bell of Germany. It was cast between 1180 and 1187, commissioned by minister Arnoldus.

## Twin towns

- [Cecina](/source/Cecina%2C_Tuscany), [Italy](/source/Italy), since 1989

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/), [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik), 15 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022"](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/mam/produkte/veroffentlichungen/statistische_berichte/a1210c_202400.pdf) [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik).

## External links

- [Official homepage of Gilching](https://www.gilching.de/)

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