Starnberg is a German town in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, Germany, some southwest of

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. It is at the north end of

Lake Starnberg Lake Starnberg, or ''Starnberger See'' ) — called Lake Würm, or ''Würmsee'' , until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Ba ...

, in the heart of the " Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capita income of €26,120 in 2007, Starnberg regained its status as the wealthiest town in Germany. Villengegend in Starnberg

History

The town was first mentioned in 1226 under the name of ''Aheim am Würmsee''.

Incorporated districts

Districts (''Ortsteile'') are listed with their year of incorporation and area. *Hadorf (1978, 6.93 km²) *Hanfeld with Mamhofen (1972, 5.58 km²) *Leutstetten with Einbettl , Mühlthal , Oberdill , Petersbrunn and Schwaige (1978, 7.68 km²) *Percha with Buchhof , Heimathshausen and Selcha (1978, 6 , 07 km²) *Perchting with Landstetten , Jägersbrunn and Sonnau (1978, 11.36 km²) *Rieden (1803, 1.83 km²) *Söcking (1978, 8.17 km²) *Wangen with Fercha, Schorn, Unterschorn and Wildmoos (1978, 7.49 km²)

Transport

The municipality has two railway stations, and . Both are served by the

Munich S-Bahn The Munich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn München) is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. " S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for ''Stadtschnellbahn'' (literally, "urban rapid rail"), and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of b ...

line S6, which provides frequent trains to and from Munich. In addition, Starnberg is a principal stop for the vessels of the ''Bayerische Seenschifffahrt'' or lake fleet.

Main sights

* Starnberger Schloss (castle) with the castle garden * St. Joseph's Church

Notable people

* Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007), author (''Das Boot'' published in 1973 and source for the epic film and mini-series) and painter died at Starnburg *

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, ...

(1925–2012), baritone * Oskar Maria Graf (1894–1967), the socially conscious writer, was born in Aufkirchen near Starnberg in 1894. He fought for the

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(or ''Räterepublik'') in Munich in 1919. He fled his homeland in 1938 with his

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wife for the

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, when

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gripped Germany. Graf was never fully able to adjust to life in the United States or, more to the point, away from his homeland, Bavaria * Jürgen Habermas (born 1929), philosopher and sociologist whom has long lived and worked in Starnberg as a director of the "Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung der Lebensbedingungen der wissenschaftlich-technischen Welt" *

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stag ...

(1903–2011), actor; lived in Starnberg until his death *

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(1845–1886), mysteriously drowned in Lake Starnberg at the small town of Berg nearby, on the evening of 13 June 1886 * Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979),

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philosopher, died in Starnberg *

Gustav Meyrink Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel '' The Golem''. He has been described as the "most respected Germa ...

(1868–1932), The Austrian writer was a resident of Starnberg from 1911 until his death in 1932 and is buried in the local cemetery. Among his best remembered works is ''The Golem'', which inspired the 1920 classic German Expressionist film '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' * Christian Reiher (born 1984), Multiple IMO (

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) gold medalist winner that was born in Starnberg * Marianne Sägebrecht (born 1945), Actress; was born here in Starnberg ('' Bagdad Café'' and other films) *

Adrian Sutil Adrian Sutil (; born 11 January 1983) is a German-Uruguayan racing driver who raced in Formula One for seven seasons: from 2007–2011, then 2013–2014. He drove for the Spyker F1 Team, Force India F1 Team and the Sauber F1 Team. He was also t ...

(born 1983),

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driver; was born in Starnberg *

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(born 1952), 10th king of

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* Karl Wolff (1900–1984), SS General; lived in Starnberg after the war

References

External links

Starnberg information

Starnberger See – Lake Starnberg

Starnberg official website

Pictures of Starnberg
Starnberg (district) {{Starnbergdistrict-geo-stub