Gilching
Municipality
Church of Saint Vitus
Coat of arms
Location of Gilching within Starnberg district
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Coordinates: 48°7′00″N 11°18′00″E / 48.11667°N 11.30000°E / 48.11667; 11.30000
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Starnberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Manfred Walter[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	31.49 km2 (12.16 sq mi)
Elevation	607 m (1,991 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,247
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82205
Dialling codes	08105
Vehicle registration	STA
Website	www.gilching.de

Gilching is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 13 km north of Starnberg, and 22 km west of Munich (centre). The quarters Argelsried, Neugilching and Geisenbrunn belong to the municipality of Gilching. Gilching can be easily reached using the Munich area public transportation. One S-Bahn Railway Station is called "Neugilching" which is directly situated at the S8 line - formerly it was the S5 line - in the "Herrsching" direction.

History

The Roman road Via Julia from Augsburg to Salzburg runs through Gilching. Celtic tumuli and nemetons are found in the nearby forest between Gilching and Schöngeising.

The parish church St. Vitus holds a bell, the Arnoldusglocke, the oldest extant bell of Germany. It was cast between 1180 and 1187, commissioned by minister Arnoldus.

Twin towns

• Cecina, Italy, since 1989