Wallgau

Wallgau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

Wallgau
Municipality
Center of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Wallgau within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
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Coordinates: 47°31′N 11°17′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Bastian Eiter[1]
Area
• Total	33.96 km2 (13.11 sq mi)
Elevation	866 m (2,841 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,516
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82499
Dialling codes	08825
Vehicle registration	GAP
Website	www.wallgau.de

Population

Growth

Year	Population		Year	Population
1840	274		1987	1,170
1871	265		1990	1,304
1900	367		2000	1,376
1925	599		2003	1,428
1939	625		2004	1,415
1950	913		2005	1,428
1961	942		2006	1,426
1970	1,071		2007	1,414

*Statistics according to the Bavarian government, as of 2007.^[3]

Demographics

Age group	Total (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)
under 6	5.4	5.8	5.1
6–15	10.4	11.7	9.0
15–18	3.5	3.5	3.6
18–25	7.2	8.3	6.1
25–30	6.4	6.1	6.8
30–40	13.2	13.2	13.1
40–50	15.3	15.4	15.1
50–65	17.9	16.4	19.4
over 65	20.7	19.6	21.8
Total	100	51.3	48.7

*Statistics according to the Bavarian government, as of 2007.^[3]

Notable people

• Magdalena Neuner, (born 1987), twelve-time biathlon world champion, Olympic champion, Biathlon World Cup winner. Neuner has lived in the Bavarian village of Wallgau since birth.

Gallery

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  Wallgau between 1890 and 1905
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  Wallgau in May 1960
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  Wallgau from the mountain Krepelschrofen
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  Village green
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  Town church
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  Wallgau in 2007
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  Wallgau region in winter
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  View of the wider region