Geretsried

Sister cities

• Amberg
• Chamalières

History

Geretsried was first mentioned in the year 1083. In the early years it served a little more than a group of farms along the postal route between Munich and Innsbruck. It belonged to the city of Wolfratshausen. In 1937 two munitions factories were built: "Dynamit Aktien Gesellschaft" and "Deutsche Sprengchemie", in the boroughs of what are today Gartenberg and Stein. Towards the end of the war, these factories employed slave and foreign labourers. Today, the remains of storage bunkers, administrative buildings, and other remains are scattered throughout the town. On April 9, 1945, The Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces bombed the factories. In 1946, the empty bunkers and buildings were used to house German refugees from former ethnic German areas in Eastern Europe. In 1949, the citizens began to organize themselves and on April 1, 1950, the community of Geretsried came into being. On June 27, 1970, Geretsried got city rights.

Geography

Geretsried lies on the Isar River and includes the communities of Gartenberg, Gelting, and Stein. The Bundestrasse (federal highway) 11 runs by the city. The distance to Munich is approximately 35 kilometers. The cogwheel in the coat of arms symbolizes the local industry, the river symbolizes the Isar and the Conifer symbolizes the nature.

Most-observed species

• White-faced Darter

  Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825) · Insecta
  1,338
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  920
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  905
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  743
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  701
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  657
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  603
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  589

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2021-08-16
  1 km S of Niederau, Austria
• M 3.6 — 2020-08-08
  5 km SE of Gramais, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 2.5 — 2017-11-20
  3 km SE of Medraz, Austria
• M 3.5 — 2017-11-03
  2 km N of Telfes im Stubai, Austria
• M 3.7 — 2013-08-09
  1 km ESE of Aldrans, Austria