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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Bavaria
- Admin region
- Oberbayern
- District
- Munich
- Mayor 2020 26
- Jan Neusiedl ( CSU )
- Total
- 7.63 km (2.95 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 581 m (1,906 ft)
- Density
- 1,470/km (3,790/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 089
- Vehicle registration
- M
- Website
- www .gemeinde-gruenwald .de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Grünwald ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁyːnvalt] , "Greenwood" or "green forest") is a municipality in the district of Munich, in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar, 12 km southwest of Munich (centre). As of 31 December 2020 it had a population of 11,303.
Grünwald is best known for medieval Grünwald Castle (Burg Grünwald), the Bavaria Film Studios (one of Europe's biggest and most famous movie production studios), and as a domicile for many prominent and rich people (Grünwald is the wealthiest municipality in Germany). The castle serves as a branch of the Bavarian Archaeological Museum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grünwald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.