Grünwald
Grünwald ("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). 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).
Grünwald
- Name
- Grünwald
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Grünwald ("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). 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).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Grünwald. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Died In · incoming
Brigitte D'Ortschy
Designer
Own work
Died In · incoming
Elfriede Reichelt
Photographer
Died In · incoming
Grete Weil
Photographer
Jewish Museum Munich, Germany; Monacensia Literary Archive, Munich, Germany: https://www.literaturportal-bayern.de/themen?task=lpbtheme.default id=91
Died In · incoming
Joachim Fuchsberger
Person
Own work
Died In · incoming
Michael Verhoeven
Author
Own work
Died In · incoming
Philipp Johann Heinrich Fauth
Author
Family Philipp Fauth, Kaiserslautern, Mainz
Died In · incoming
Rudolph Moshammer
Designer
Own work
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
The castle serves as a branch of the Bavarian Archaeological Museum. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, the municipality hosted the individual road race cycling event. A nearly 23 km circuit to be traversed eight times was used.
• Name — Grünwald • Image Coa — DEU Grünwald COA.svg • Image Photo — Burg Gruenwald.jpg • Image Caption — Grünwald castle in the Isar valley • Image Plan — Grünwald in M.svg • State — Bavaria • Region — Oberbayern • District — Munich • Elevation — 581 • Area — 7.63 • Postal Code — 82031 • Area Code — 089 • Licence — M • Gemeindeschlussel — 09 1 84 122 • Website — https: www.gemeinde-gruenwald.de/ • Mayor — Jan Neusiedl • Leader Term — 2020–26 • Party — CSU Grünwald ("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 2020 12 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. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, the municipality hosted the individual road race cycling event. A nearly 23 km circuit to be traversed eight times was used.
Notable residents
Notable residents
• Sophia Flörsch, German race driver • Robert Freitag, Austrian-Swiss stage and screen actor and film director who was married to German actress Maria Sebaldt • The Kessler Twins (1936–2025), Alice and Ellen Kessler, German singers, dancers, and actresses • Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor • Louis X (1495–1545), born in Grünwald, Duke of Bavaria • Helmut Ringelmann (1926–2011), German film and television producer • Sep Ruf, German architect • Maria Sebaldt, German actress who was married to Austrian-Swiss stage and screen actor and film director Robert Freitag • Senta Berger, German actress and film producer • Jeremy Fragrance, German Influencer • Bernd Meinunger (1944–2025), German singer and songwriter
Knowledge graph
Makers, houses and production
The people, houses and objects recorded in connection with this place.
Died at
2- Joachim FuchsbergerPerson
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
- Michael VerhoevenAuthor
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
15,033 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- GrovetownPlace
- Grumo AppulaPlace
- GrünbergPlace
- GrünstadtPlace
- GstaadPlace
- GuadalajaraPlace
- GualalaPlace
- GualdoPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Grünwald?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.