Kochel

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Kochel a.See within Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district

(2024–30) Jens Müller^[1]Area

• Total80.12 km² (30.93 sq mi)Elevation

605 m (1,985 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,165 • Density52/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82431

Dialling codes08851Vehicle registrationTÖLWebsitewww.kochel.de

Kochel am See is a municipality and a town in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, on the shores of Kochelsee. The municipality consists of the Altjoch, Brunnenbach, Ort, Pessenbach, Pfisterberg, Walchensee and Ried districts.^[3]

The Walchenseekraftwerk hydroelectric power plant

People

Apart from its scenery, the settlement is known for the Smith of Kochel ("Schmied von Kochel"), who, according to legend, led a Bavarian farmers' rebellion against Austro-Hungarian occupiers at Sendling in the War of the Spanish Succession. Kochel is also known for its hydroelectric dam. It is a popular place for winter and summer holidays.^{[citation needed]}

The expressionist painter Franz Marc lived and is buried in Kochel. His life and work is documented at the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel.^[4]

Elisabeth Demleitner (born 1952), German luger
Michael Mellinger (1929–2004), German actor
Andrea Sawatzki (born 1963), German actress
August von Finck Sr. (1898–1980), German entrepreneur

Transport

The municipality has a railway station, Kochel, on the Kochelsee Railway.

Points of interest

Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ "Der Ort Kochel a. See" (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ "Franz Marc Museum". Franz Marz Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2012.