Icking
Icking | |
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 Church of Saint Anian in Irschenhausen | |
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 Location of Icking
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  Location within Germany  Location within Bavaria | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′N 11°26′E / 47.950°N 11.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Verena Reithmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.99 km2 (6.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 3,651 |
| • Density | 214.9/km2 (556.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82057 |
| Dialling codes | 08178 |
| Vehicle registration | TÖL |
| Website | www.icking.de |
Icking is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria in Germany.
People
[edit]- Anita Augspurg, lived in Icking from 1916 until she fled the Nazis.
- Dieter Borsche, actor, lived in Icking in the beginning of the '60s.
- Bernhard Buttersack, painter, died in 1925 in Icking.
- Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, painter.
- Klaus Doldinger, jazz musician.
- O. W. Fischer, Austrian actor, lived in Irschenhausen in the '60s.
- Gert Fröbe, actor, buried in Icking in 1988.
- Max W. Kimmich, scriptwriter, lived in Icking until he died.
- D. H. Lawrence, English writer, lived in Icking in September 1927.
- Golo Mann, author and philosopher.
- Erich von Manstein, Generalfeldmarschall, died in 1973 in Icking.
- Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg died in 1974 in Irschenhausen.
Geography
[edit]Townships
[edit]It consists of:
- Attenhausen
- Dorfen
- Holzen
- Icking
- Irschenhausen
- Meilenberg
- Obere Alpe
- Schützenried
- Schlederloh
- Spatzenloh
- Wadlhausen
- Walchstadt
History
[edit]The region belonged to the bursary of Munich and the district court of Wolfratshausen in the electorate of Bavaria and was a lordship of Schäftlarn until its secularization. In 1818, Icking became an autonomous political community following Bavaria's administrative reform.
Public facilities
[edit]Educational institutions
[edit]The Rainer-Maria-Rilke Gymnasium Icking was founded in 1921 through a parent initiative. On 23 August 1960, a contract was signed, making it a state institution. Today the school features three educational paths, focusing on humanities and the classics, the sciences, and modern languages. Current enrollment is around 900 students.
Transport
[edit]Icking station was opened on 27 July 1891 with this section of the Isar Valley Railway and is served at 20-minute intervals by line S 7 of the Munich S-Bahn between Wolfratshausen and Kreuzstrasse.
Recreational facilities
[edit]Beach volleyball complex, Ski jump (out of commission), tennis courts, soccer field, gymnasiums at the elementary school and Gymnasium.
References
[edit]- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
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