Gilching

Gilching
Church of Saint Vitus
Location of Gilching within Starnberg district
Coordinates: 48°7′00″N 11°18′00″E / 48.11667°N 11.30000°E / 48.11667; 11.30000
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictStarnberg
Government
  Mayor (202026) Manfred Walter (SPD)
Area
  Total
31.49 km2 (12.16 sq mi)
Elevation
607 m (1,991 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
19,062
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82205
Dialling codes08105
Vehicle registrationSTA
Websitewww.gilching.de

Gilching is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 13 km north of Starnberg, and 22 km west of Munich (centre). The quarters Argelsried, Neugilching and Geisenbrunn belong to the municipality of Gilching. Gilching can be easily reached using the Munich area public transportation. One S-Bahn Railway Station is called "Neugilching" which is directly situated at the S8 line - formerly it was the S5 line - in the "Herrsching" direction.