Geisenbrunn is a village in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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 and is located about 22 km southwest of Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 (centre). Since 1978 it’s a part of the municipality Gilching

Gilching

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 . The quarters Argelsried, Neugilching and Geisenbrunn belong to the municipality of Gilching....

 which belongs to the district of Starnberg

Starnberg (district)

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 (Landkreis Starnberg).

Economy and infrastructure

Geisenbrunn is close to the A96 (Bundesautobahn 96

Bundesautobahn 96

is a motorway in southern Germany, leading from the Austrian border near Lindau through Memmingen, Landsberg am Lech to Munich. Two European routes lead through the autobahn: E 43 and E 54....

) and also a station of the suburban trainsystem of Munich (Munich S-Bahn

Munich S-Bahn

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). Line 8 stops in Geisenbrunn in the direction to “Herrsching

Herrsching

Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich. Population is some 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,000 in summer....

” respectively the direction to “airport” (MUC) via Munich city center.
Next to some handicraft enterprises, there is the restaurant Gaststätte Geisenbrunn which offers bavarian dishes and the Hotel am Waldhang with bed and breakfast located in Geisenbrunn. Geisenbrunn also has a municipal Kindergarten and its own volunteer fire brigade.

Culture and sights

Geisenbrunn has a vital village life and due to several non-profit associations of Geisenbrunn there are some activities and little festivals throughout the year.

The most important activities are:

• Osterfeuer (in the Easternight)
• Maifeier (1 May, every three years a new maypole is erected)
• Dorfkirta (first weekend in July)
• Löschweiherfest (last Saturday in July)
• Weinfest (autumn)
• Glühweinfest (December)

Non-profit associations of Geisenbrunn are:

• Burschenschaft Geisenbrunn e.V.
• EC Planegg Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Förderverein Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Freiwillige Feuerwehr Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Fußballverein Gilching Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Hubertus Geisenbrunn-Argelsried e.V.
• Krokobär e.V.
• SC Gilching-Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Stopselverein Geisenbrunn e.V.
• Volksmusikfreunde Geisenbrunn e.V.

Next to the festivals there are some nice spots to enjoy. For e.g. a little well with a bench next to it and a deer enclosure in the center of Geisenbrunn which is liked a lot by smaller children. Geisenbrunn also has a small Chapel “Maria Heimsuchung”.