Grünwald, Bavaria

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Grünwald castle in the Isar valley Grünwald castle in the Isar valley
Coat of arms of Grünwald Coat of arms
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Location of Grünwald within Munich district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Munich
Government
• Mayor	Jan Neusiedl (CSU)
Area
• Total	7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	11,086
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	82031
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.gemeinde-gruenwald.de

Grünwald (German for green forest) is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar, 12 km southwest of Munich (centre). As of 31 December 2011 it had a population of 11,109.

Grünwald is best known for its medieval castle Grünwald (Burg Grünwald), for 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 today houses a branch of the Bavarian Archaeological Museum.

For the 1972 Summer Olympics, the municipality hosted the individual road race cycling event for the 1972 Summer Olympics. A nearly 23 km (14 mi) circuit to be traversed eight times was used.

Notable residents

• Louis X. (1495–1545), born in Grünwald, Duke of Bavaria
• Helmut Ringelmann (1926-2011), German film and television producer
• Sep Ruf, German architect
• Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor.[1]