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Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Moosach
Municipality
Church of Saint BartholomewChurch of Saint Bartholomew
Coat of arms of MoosachCoat of arms
Location of Moosach within Ebersberg district
Moosach is located in GermanyMoosachMoosach Show map of GermanyMoosach is located in BavariaMoosachMoosach Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°2′N 11°53′E / 48.033°N 11.883°E / 48.033; 11.883
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Ebersberg
Municipal assoc. Glonn
Government
• Mayor (2020–26) Michael Eisenschmid[1]
Area
• Total 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Elevation 529 m (1,736 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total 1,510
• Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 85665
Dialling codes 08091
Vehicle registration EBE
Website moosach.info

Moosach is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (administrative community) of Glonn.

The community lies in a picturesque setting in an ice-age moraine landscape about 500 m in elevation and lends itself well to hiking. In the heights of the moraine that ring the town are lakes, among them the Steinsee, a bathing lake also favoured by visitors from Munich. Somewhat farther away lies the Kitzlsee, a protected landscape.

Moosach comprises a number of surrounding hamlets and lone homesteads such as Falkenberg (with a stable and a beergarden), Baumhau, Altenburg and Berghofen.

In 1990, Moosach celebrated 1,200 years of existence, witnessed in a donation document of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The community's name goes back to the Moosach brook: "Ache flowing through the moss", Ache being a regional word meaning "swiftly flowing water". The Moosach rises from 7 springs at the foot of the mountain on which stands the Kloster Maria Altenburg (monastery).

Moosach belonged to the Rentamt [bar; de; es] of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reforms in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the community edict of 1818.

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).