Bichl
title: "Bichl" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bad-tölz-wolfratshausen"] topic_path: "general/bad-tolz-wolfratshausen" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bichl" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_coa | Wappen Bichl.svg |
| image_photo | Bichl Rathaus.JPG |
| image_caption | Town hall |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Bichl in TÖL.svg |
| state | Bayern |
| region | Oberbayern |
| district | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen |
| Verwaltungsgemeinschaft | Benediktbeuern |
| elevation | 625 |
| area | 13.92 |
| postal_code | 83673 |
| area_code | 08857 |
| licence | TÖL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 09 1 73 115 |
| website | |
| mayor | Benedikt Pössenbacher |
| leader_term | 2020–26 |
| :: |
|image_coa = Wappen Bichl.svg |image_photo = Bichl Rathaus.JPG |image_caption = Town hall |coordinates = |image_plan = Bichl in TÖL.svg |state = Bayern |region = Oberbayern |district = Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen |Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Benediktbeuern |elevation = 625 |area = 13.92 |postal_code = 83673 |area_code = 08857 |licence = TÖL |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 73 115 |website = |mayor = Benedikt Pössenbacher |leader_term = 2020–26 |party =
Bichl is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at , and has about 2000 residents. The village first appears in documents from 1048.
The name "Bichl" refers to hill upon which the village church, St. George, stands. The church was built by Johann Michael Fischer. The origin of the name Bichl comes from the Bavarian word for hill "Bühel" which appears in many place names, where Austro-Bavarian dialects are spoken. For example: Kitzbühel.
Transport
The municipality has a railway station, , on the Kochelsee Railway.
References
References
- [https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], accessed 19 July 2021.
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