Benediktbeuern
Benediktbeuern | |
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 Benediktbeuern Abbey | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen |
| Municipal assoc. | Benediktbeuern |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Rauchenberger |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,736 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 83671 |
| Dialling codes | 08857 |
| Vehicle registration | TÖL |
Benediktbeuern is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, Germany, and is located at 47°42′N 11°25′E / 47.700°N 11.417°E. The distance between Bichl and Benediktbeuern is only 2 kilometers, or 1.25 miles. The village has about 3,500 residents as of 2004.
Benediktbeuern has a famous monastery, formerly belonging to the Benedictine Order, called Benediktbeuern Abbey, which is well known because of the Carmina Burana and was founded in about 739. Since 1930 the Salesians of Don Bosco live in this monastery.
Goethe visited Benediktbeuern during his third journey to Italy in 1786.
Benediktbeuern has kept the structure of a traditional village near the Alps. It is possible to visit many places of interest from there in day-trips, and therefore it is a tourist resort. Many people commute to Penzberg, Wolfratshausen/Geretsried and Munich.
Important traffic routes are the motorway from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the state route 471 from east to west. Important public transport routes are the railway station of Benediktbeuern, where the train runs from Kochel to Munich in one hour, and the bus to Bad Tölz.
External links
- Template:De icon www.benediktbeuern.de Village Website
- Template:De icon www.kloster-benediktbeuern.de Monastery Website
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Towns and municipalities in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | ||
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- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).