Grafing
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Grafing bei München is a town in the Upper Bavaria
n district of Ebersberg
. In 2003, the town marked its 50th anniversary of being raised to town (1953).
. Nearby communities are the district seat of Ebersberg
, Glonn
and Kirchseeon
. The distance to the state capital Munich
is 32 km, and the distance is roughly the same to Rosenheim
and Wasserburg am Inn
.
The town has the following traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German): Elkofen, Grafing b.München, Nettelkofen, Oexing and Straußdorf.
. For a long time, another town called Öxing used to be located next to Grafing. After many polls, the town chose to assume the name Grafen after the two towns had grown together. All that nowadays remains to recall the days when Grafing was two towns is the two churches, one in the former Grafing and the other in the former Öxing.
Grafing moreover was home to a market court with far-reaching judicial autonomy. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the community of Grafing came into being with the community edict in 1818, and with regional reform in 1978, Grafing swallowed up the former communities of Elkofen, Nettelkofen and Straußdorf. Town status came in 1953.
). Town council seats are apportioned thus: CSU (10), Greens
(5), SPD
(4), Free Voters (3) and partyless (2).
In 1999, the town’s tax revenue, converted to euros, was €7,703,000, of which €1,654,000 was business taxes.
. It is named after the Klostersee (lake) lying in the neighbouring town of Ebersberg
where the first ice hockey
games were held in the 1950s. Early on the club moved to Grafing, although it kept its name. Games are nowadays played in a ramshackle, half-open artificial ice arena.
The club’s claim to fame is that it is the first men’s hockey team to play in the Federation-wide Oberliga (Third League).
The club has also won national titles in speed skating
and shorttrack speed skating events. Local shorttracker Susanne Rudolph also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Turin.
The sport club with the most members of any in town is TSV Grafing von 1864. As well as the football
division with two men’s, one women’s and numerous youth teams, there are also many smaller divisions within the club. Especially successful among these are the men’s volleyball
team, which currently plays in the Second Bundesliga South, and the women’s judo
team, which has met with success in the Bavarian League.
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
n district of Ebersberg
Ebersberg (district)
Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...
. In 2003, the town marked its 50th anniversary of being raised to town (1953).
Geography
Grafing bei München lies in the Munich Region where the Urtelbach and Wieshamer Bach both empty into the River AttelAttel
Attel is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...
. Nearby communities are the district seat of Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
, Glonn
Glonn
Glonn is a market town in the Ebersberg district in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about southeast of Munich.- Geography :The market town of Glonn is a health spa , and the Glonn Valley is ringed by wooded hills, carved by the former Inn glacier...
and Kirchseeon
Kirchseeon
Kirchseeon is a market town in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and lies 15 km east of Munich city limits.The nearest communities are Grafing and Ebersberg. The Bavarian capital, Munich, can be reached by S-Bahn , which runs over the Munich–Salzburg line...
. The distance to the state capital Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
is 32 km, and the distance is roughly the same to Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
and Wasserburg am Inn
Wasserburg am Inn
Wasserburg am Inn is a town in the district Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The historic centre is a peninsula, formed by the meandering Inn River...
.
The town has the following traditional rural land units (Gemarkungen in German): Elkofen, Grafing b.München, Nettelkofen, Oexing and Straußdorf.
History
The town, founded in 960 with the name Gisling, belonged to the Rentamt of Munich and the Court of Swabia in the Electorate of BavariaElectorate of Bavaria
The Electorate of Bavaria was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria....
. For a long time, another town called Öxing used to be located next to Grafing. After many polls, the town chose to assume the name Grafen after the two towns had grown together. All that nowadays remains to recall the days when Grafing was two towns is the two churches, one in the former Grafing and the other in the former Öxing.
Grafing moreover was home to a market court with far-reaching judicial autonomy. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the community of Grafing came into being with the community edict in 1818, and with regional reform in 1978, Grafing swallowed up the former communities of Elkofen, Nettelkofen and Straußdorf. Town status came in 1953.
Population development
The town’s area was home to 9,426 inhabitants in 1970, 11,039 in 1987 and 12,493 in 2004.Politics
The mayor (Bürgermeister) is Rudolf Heiler (Free VotersFree Voters
Free Voters is a German concept in which an association of persons participates in an election without having the status of a registered political party. Usually it is a locally organized group of voters in the form of a registered association . In most cases, Free Voters are active only at the...
). Town council seats are apportioned thus: CSU (10), Greens
Greens
Greens may refer to:*Leaf vegetables such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.-Politics:Supranational* Green politics* Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics* Global Greens...
(5), SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(4), Free Voters (3) and partyless (2).
In 1999, the town’s tax revenue, converted to euros, was €7,703,000, of which €1,654,000 was business taxes.
Coat of arms
Grafing’s arms might heraldically be described thus: In Or a bear rampant sable armed and langued sable. The local lore has it that Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian granted the town these arms in 1325. The Grafingers had taken part in the great battle near Ampfing-Mühldorf between Kaiser Ludwig and Duke Friedrich the Handsome of Austria in 1322 with that little flag at the Emperor’s side, and fought in this battle, it is said, “like bears”.Schools
- Grundschule Grafing (elementary schoolElementary schoolAn elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
) - Georg-Huber-HauptschuleHauptschuleA Hauptschule is a secondary school in Germany and Austria, starting after 4 years of elementary schooling, which offers Lower Secondary Education according to the International Standard Classification of Education...
- GymnasiumGymnasium (school)A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
Grafing - Johann-Comenius-Schule (special pedagogical continuiong education centre)
- Gymnasium im Collegium Augustinum
Other educational institutions
- VolkshochschuleFolk high schoolFolk high schools are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal...
Grafing - MusikschuleMusic schoolThe term music school refers to an educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music.Different terms refer to this concept such as school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department or conservatory.Music instruction can be provided...
- Kreisbildungswerk (“District Education Works”)
- EvangelischesEvangelical Church in GermanyThe Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...
Bildungswerk
Sightseeing
- Rathaus (town hall)
- Pfarrkirche St. Ägidius (parish church)
- Marktkirche (church)
- Leonhardikirche (church)
- Wildbräugebäude (building)
- Schloss Elkofen (castle)
- Mariensäule (column)
- Heimatmuseum im Rieperdinger-Haus (“Homeland Museum”)
Sport clubs
The best known Grafing sport club beyond the region is EHC KlosterseeEHC Klostersee
EHC Klostersee is an ice hockey team in Grafing, Germany. They play in the Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. The club was founded in 1957....
. It is named after the Klostersee (lake) lying in the neighbouring town of Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
where the first ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
games were held in the 1950s. Early on the club moved to Grafing, although it kept its name. Games are nowadays played in a ramshackle, half-open artificial ice arena.
The club’s claim to fame is that it is the first men’s hockey team to play in the Federation-wide Oberliga (Third League).
The club has also won national titles in speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and shorttrack speed skating events. Local shorttracker Susanne Rudolph also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Turin.
The sport club with the most members of any in town is TSV Grafing von 1864. As well as the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
division with two men’s, one women’s and numerous youth teams, there are also many smaller divisions within the club. Especially successful among these are the men’s volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team, which currently plays in the Second Bundesliga South, and the women’s judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
team, which has met with success in the Bavarian League.