Andechs

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Coordinates: 47°58′0″N11°11′5″E / 47.96667°N 11.18472°E / 47.96667; 11.18472 Coordinates: 47°58′0″N11°11′5″E / 47.96667°N 11.18472°E / 47.96667; 11.18472
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Starnberg
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
   Mayor (202026) Georg Scheitz [1] (CSU)
Area
  Total40.44 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total3,786
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82346
Dialling codes 08152
Vehicle registration STA
Website www.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.

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References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
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  3. Groote, Inga Mai (2011). Musik in der Geschichte – zwischen Funktion und Autonomie. Munich: Herbert Utz. p. 148.