Kochel

municipality in Bavaria, Germany
AdministrativeArea municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany Q256533
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Summary

Kochel is a municipality without town privileges in Germany[1]. Kochel ranks in the top 0.64% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #42 of 6,526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kochel is located in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District[3].
  • Kochel is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Kochel is on the body of water Kochelsee[5].
  • Kochel's head of government is recorded as Thomas Holz[6].
  • Kochel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].
  • Kochel's shares border with is recorded as Jachenau[8].
  • Kochel's shares border with is recorded as Benediktbeuern[9].
  • Kochel's postal code is recorded as 82431[10].
  • Kochel's postal code is recorded as 82432[11].
  • Kochel is part of Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Kochel am See[12].
  • Kochel is part of Stimmkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen[13].
  • Kochel's Commons category is recorded as Kochel am See[14].
  • Kochel's licence plate code is recorded as TÖL[15].
  • Kochel's licence plate code is recorded as WOR[16].
  • Kochel's local dialing code is recorded as 08851[17].
  • Kochel's local dialing code is recorded as 08858[18].
  • Kochel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.6586, 'lon': 11.3682}[19].
  • Kochel's official website is recorded as http://www.kochel.de[20].
  • Kochel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kochel am See[21].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+3604'}[22].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+3670'}[23].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+4302'}[24].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+2259'}[25].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+682'}[26].
  • Kochel has a population of {'amount': '+4106'}[27].

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Geography

Kochel is in the country of Germany[4]. Kochel is located in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District[3]. Kochel is on the body of water Kochelsee[5]. Part of include Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Kochel am See[12], an administrative community of Bavaria[28], in Germany[29] and Stimmkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen[13], a Stimmkreis[30], in Germany[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kochel covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+80.11'}[32]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+605'}[33] and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+611'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3604'}[22], {'amount': '+3670'}[23], {'amount': '+4302'}[24], {'amount': '+2259'}[25], {'amount': '+682'}[26], and {'amount': '+4106'}[27].

Designation and Status

Kochel's instance of is recorded as municipality without town privileges in Germany[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kochel include Kochelsee[35], a lake[36], in Germany[37] and Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Kochel am See[38], an administrative community of Bavaria[39], in Germany[40].

Why It Matters

Kochel ranks in the top 0.64% of municipality_without_town_privileges_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #42 of 6,526).[2] Kochel has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Kochel is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Kochel include Kochelsee[35], a lake[36], in Germany[37] and Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Kochel am See[38], an administrative community of Bavaria[39], in Germany[40].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wahlen.bayern.de. wahlen.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1991). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1978). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1952). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q23942332. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q27102283. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Project Firecorn · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 43
    Image → Kochel am See.jpg, GER — BY — Oberbayern — Landkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen —
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'bar', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr',
    Population → {'amount': '+3604'}, {'amount': '+3670'}, {'amount': '+4302'} +16
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located in or next to body of water: Kochelsee"
  2. 22d ago · Project Firecorn · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Kochel am See.jpg, GER — BY — Oberbayern — Landkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: GER Kochel am See, Schlehdorfer Straße 001.jpg"
  3. 10w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → A66352
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: A66352, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263620|batch #263620]]"
  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 89960
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 89960, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+3604'}, {'amount': '+3670'}, {'amount': '+4302'} +16
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Aliases → —
    Part of → —
    Population → {'amount': '+3604'}, {'amount': '+3670'}, {'amount': '+4302'} +16
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35991|batch #35991]]"
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