Andechs

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Andechs within Starnberg district

(2020–26) Georg Scheitz^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total40.44 km² (15.61 sq mi)Elevation

690 m (2,260 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,866 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82346

Dialling codes08152Vehicle registrationSTAWebsitewww.gemeinde-andechs.de

Andechs is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is renowned in Germany and beyond for Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery that has brewed beer since 1455. The monastery brewery offers tours to visitors.

The 20th century German composer Carl Orff is buried in the chapel of Andechs Abbey.^[3]

This town was the capital of one of the States of the Counts of Andechs, one of the most important families in Europe.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ Groote, Inga Mai (2011). Musik in der Geschichte – zwischen Funktion und Autonomie. Munich: Herbert Utz. p. 148.