In short
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is a rural district (Landkreis) in Bavaria with 130,248 people (Destatis, 31 Dec 2024). There is no university in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district itself; the nearest is Universität der Bundeswehr München in Neubiberg, about 41 km away. Summers average 16.8 °C and winters -0.1 °C, with about 1,502 mm of rain a year (DWD, 1991–2020).
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district in numbers
- Population
- Area
1,110.67 km²Destatis 2024 (opens in a new tab)
- People per km²
- Universities in the district
- Nearest university
Universität der Bundeswehr München, NeubibergWhere Is My Uni? catalogue (opens in a new tab)
About 41 km away in a straight line
- Typical student rent
€298 or €398 per monthSource (opens in a new tab)
Published total monthly rent for the existing buildings or new buildings respectively at Adolph-Kolping, Benediktbeuern; includes heating, operating costs, furniture, electricity and Wi-Fi. Undated operator page, checked November 2026; not a district market average.
- Average temperature
8.2 °C a yearDWD 1991–2020 (opens in a new tab)
- Rain
1,502 mm a yearDWD 1991–2020 (opens in a new tab)
- Sunshine
1,609 hours a yearDWD 1991–2020 (opens in a new tab)
- Frost days
99 a yearDWD 1991–2020 (opens in a new tab)
About Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen belongs to the Bavarian Oberland, south of Munich. The Isar and Loisach valleys connect its foothills, lakes and mountain landscapes (district background (opens in a new tab)).
Its towns offer different starting points: Bad Tölz has a historic market street, Wolfratshausen has an S-Bahn connection to Munich, and Geretsried is home to industrial employers. Farther south, Lenggries provides access to Brauneck's walking routes (Bad Tölz (opens in a new tab), Wolfratshausen (opens in a new tab), Pulcra Chemicals (opens in a new tab), Lenggries tourism (opens in a new tab)).
Main towns
Bad Tölz
The district seat, with a historic Marktstraße and regional trains towards Munich and Lenggries (district background (opens in a new tab), BRB (opens in a new tab)).
Wolfratshausen
An S7 terminus and a useful interchange between Munich trains and local buses (city transport information (opens in a new tab)).
Geretsried
An employment centre with businesses including specialty-chemical producer Pulcra and gas specialist Tyczka (Pulcra (opens in a new tab), Tyczka (opens in a new tab)).
Lenggries
A base for Brauneck mountain walks, with a regional railway connection to Munich via Bad Tölz (tourism office (opens in a new tab), BRB (opens in a new tab)).
Kochel am See
Home to the Franz Marc Museum and served by the RB66 railway towards Tutzing and Munich (museum background (opens in a new tab), Deutsche Bahn (opens in a new tab)).
Benediktbeuern
Has the Adolph-Kolping student residence and a teaching location of KSH München (Diocese of Augsburg (opens in a new tab)).
Nearest universities
No university in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district itself — these are the nearest (straight-line distance).
The supplied university catalogue lists no university based in the district; its nearby entries include SDI München and HDBW in Munich and Universität der Bundeswehr München in Neubiberg. This does not mean there is no local higher-education teaching: official housing sources document KSH München's campus in Benediktbeuern (Diocese of Augsburg (opens in a new tab)). For a Munich course, test the complete journey to your actual teaching building: Bad Tölz to Munich Hauptbahnhof alone takes approximately an hour on regular services (BRB timetable (opens in a new tab)). Living here is worth considering if outdoor time matters to you and your timetable accommodates the commute. Apprenticeships are another local route, with chemical, laboratory and commercial training advertised by Pulcra in Geretsried (Pulcra careers (opens in a new tab)).
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Neubiberg · 41 km away · 43 courses
International University SDI München
München · 45 km away · 159 courses
Katholische Stiftungshochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München - Hochschule der Kirchlichen Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts Katholische Bildungsstätten für Sozialberufe in Bayern
München · 46 km away · 21 courses
Bavarian University of Business and Technology (HDBW)
München · 46 km away · 4 courses
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
München · 47 km away · 9 courses
Housing
Do not assume that a rural address guarantees an easy housing search. Bad Tölz describes municipal housing as extremely constrained and warns that applicants may face waits of several years (city housing office (opens in a new tab)). A verified student-specific option is Adolph-Kolping in Benediktbeuern (operator (opens in a new tab)).
The typical student rent we found, and what that figure covers, is in the key facts.
How to find a place
- Check Adolph-Kolping's eligibility and register through its application portal; confirm whether your institution is accepted before relying on this option (Kolping (opens in a new tab)).
- Search the Bad Tölz WG section on Kleinanzeigen, then compare nearby towns using the location filter (local search (opens in a new tab)).
- Compare each address with the S7 or RB56 route before arranging a viewing; a station-accessible room can simplify a Munich commute (Wolfratshausen transport (opens in a new tab), BRB route (opens in a new tab)).
- Treat a municipal housing application as a longer-term possibility, while continuing to search privately, as Bad Tölz itself recommends (city housing office (opens in a new tab)).
Student residences
Adolph-Kolping-Studierendenwohnheim Benediktbeuern (opens in a new tab)
Kolping-Stiftung Augsburg
Furnished accommodation with shared facilities in the existing buildings and private bathrooms in the new buildings; eligibility and availability require confirmation (operator (opens in a new tab)).
Cost of living
Transport is one predictable budget item: in November 2026 the regular Deutschlandticket costs €63 per month, while eligible students can obtain Bavaria's discounted version for €43 with proof of eligibility (MVV (opens in a new tab), MVG (opens in a new tab)). MVV has announced a regular-ticket increase to €66.80 from January 2027; do not carry the 2026 price into a later budget (MVV (opens in a new tab)). A general saving over Munich cannot be established from the verified evidence: compare an actual room's total rent and transport needs before choosing the district.
Jobs & employers
There are both industrial and visitor-facing employment options. EagleBurgmann has its headquarters in Wolfratshausen and production in Eurasburg; Pulcra develops and produces specialty chemicals in Geretsried (EagleBurgmann employer profile (opens in a new tab), Pulcra (opens in a new tab)). For work alongside study, local hospitality careers pages provide clearer evidence of flexible roles than the existence of a large employer alone (Hotel Bergeblick (opens in a new tab), Blomberghaus (opens in a new tab)).
Typical student jobs
- Restaurant and breakfast-service shifts, including part-time work at Hotel Bergeblick (careers (opens in a new tab)).
- Bar work on a part-time or minijob basis at Hotel Bergeblick (careers (opens in a new tab)).
- Kitchen assistance, dishwashing and hospitality support at Blomberghaus (careers (opens in a new tab)).
Major employers
EagleBurgmann (opens in a new tab)
Industrial sealing technology
Headquarters in Wolfratshausen and production in Eurasburg; its regional employer profile also lists apprenticeship opportunities (employer profile (opens in a new tab)).
Pulcra Chemicals (opens in a new tab)
Specialty chemicals
Develops and manufactures chemicals for the fibre, textile and leather industries in Geretsried (company careers (opens in a new tab)).
Tyczka (opens in a new tab)
LPG, industrial gases and hydrogen
The gas group's headquarters are in Geretsried; check its careers portal for current opportunities (company information (opens in a new tab), careers (opens in a new tab)).
Getting around
The main Munich routes are the S7 from Wolfratshausen, RB56 through Bad Tölz and Lenggries, and RB66 through Kochel and Benediktbeuern via Tutzing (MVV S7 timetable (opens in a new tab), BRB (opens in a new tab), Deutsche Bahn (opens in a new tab)). Regular Bad Tölz–Munich Hauptbahnhof journeys take approximately 55–65 minutes; add the journey to the station and onward campus travel (BRB timetable (opens in a new tab)). Regional buses connect towns, including the X970 corridor between Bad Tölz, Wolfratshausen and Starnberg (city transport guide (opens in a new tab)). The Deutschlandticket covers ordinary local and regional public transport; check the actual connection and any replacement services before travelling (MVV (opens in a new tab)).
- Main stations
- Wolfratshausen — S7 and bus interchange (city transport guide (opens in a new tab)).
- Bad Tölz and Lenggries — RB56 stations (BRB (opens in a new tab)).
- Kochel and Benediktbeuern — RB66 stations (Deutsche Bahn (opens in a new tab)).
- Nearest airport
Munich Airport (MUC)
A practical international gateway via Munich. The airport's S1 and S8 connections take approximately 40 minutes between the airport and Munich Hauptbahnhof; add your district connection and transfer time (Munich Airport (opens in a new tab)).
Weather & seasons
Long-term averages from the German Weather Service station Tölz, Bad (8 km from the district centre), 1991–2020.
Winter
-0.1 °C
76 mm rain a month
2.2 h sun a day
Spring
8 °C
122 mm rain a month
5.1 h sun a day
Summer
16.8 °C
194 mm rain a month
6.6 h sun a day
Autumn
8.2 °C
108 mm rain a month
3.6 h sun a day
Expect cold, frequently frosty winters, a gradually warming spring and mild summers with substantial rainfall. Waterproof layers are useful even during the warmer study break. Autumn brings cooler outdoor days, followed by November's Leonhardi procession and the Christmas-market season (Leonhardi (opens in a new tab), Christkindlmarkt (opens in a new tab)).
Culture, language & food
Traditional dress, music, village associations and horse pilgrimages remain part of the local cultural calendar. The tourism board highlights Trachtenvereine, shooting clubs and rafting traditions as features of Tölzer Land identity (Tölzer Land tourism (opens in a new tab)).
For evenings, start with local restaurants and organised events rather than expecting a large student nightlife district. The regional directory includes cafés, inns and mountain restaurants, while the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel offers an introduction to Expressionist art (food and drink directory (opens in a new tab), museum background (opens in a new tab)).
Plan to use German for housing enquiries, everyday administration and customer-facing work; do not assume English will be available in every interaction. B1–B2 is a useful practical learning target, not a verified universal admission or employment requirement. Bavarian dialect is part of local expression: the regional tourism podcast deliberately uses Bairisch (local reporting (opens in a new tab)).
Local food
Jachenauer Bergkäse
Mountain cheese from Jachenau appears among the local suppliers used by the Tölzer Land Tafernwirte innkeepers (regional suppliers (opens in a new tab)).
Loisachtal trout
Locally farmed trout is available from Forellenzucht Loisachtal in Bichl, listed by the neighbouring Bad Heilbrunn tourism office (regional products (opens in a new tab)).
Places & events
Places to see
Bad Tölz Marktstraße
Old town
The historic market street is a useful first stop for exploring the town and the setting for its Christmas market (Bad Tölz tourism (opens in a new tab)).
Walchensee
Lake
An Alpine lake within Kochel am See municipality. Consult the district's bathing-water information when planning a swim (district bathing guide (opens in a new tab)).
Brauneck
Nature
Accessible from Lenggries by gondola, with a signed walking circuit linking mountain huts and viewpoints (Lenggries tourism (opens in a new tab)).
Franz Marc Museum
Museum
A museum in Kochel am See presenting Franz Marc alongside other artists associated with Expressionism and twentieth-century art (museum background (opens in a new tab)).
Events
Tölzer Leonhardifahrt (opens in a new tab)
November, normally 6 November
A horse pilgrimage with decorated carriages and traditional dress. The date shifts when 6 November falls on a weekend; the confirmed 2026 procession is on Friday, 6 November (Bad Tölz tourism (opens in a new tab)).
Tölzer Christkindlmarkt (opens in a new tab)
Late November to Christmas Eve
The annual Christmas market occupies the historic Marktstraße. The published 2026 dates are 27 November–24 December (Bad Tölz tourism (opens in a new tab)).
Panoramic view of Walchensee and surrounding mountains
Wolfratshausen town hall on Untermarkt
Student experiences
First-hand posts from students in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district, read by our team before they appear.
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Studying in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district: FAQ
Is Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen a good place to live as a student?
It is worth considering if you enjoy outdoor activities and can accommodate your campus journey. Brauneck offers mountain walking from Lenggries, but Bad Tölz to Munich Hauptbahnhof alone takes roughly an hour (Lenggries tourism (opens in a new tab), BRB timetable (opens in a new tab)).
Is there a university in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen?
The supplied catalogue lists no university based in the district. However, KSH München has a teaching location in Benediktbeuern, documented by the Diocese of Augsburg; an empty institution listing should not be interpreted as an absence of local higher education (Diocese of Augsburg (opens in a new tab)).
How do I get from Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen to Munich?
Use the S7 from Wolfratshausen, RB56 from Bad Tölz or Lenggries, or RB66 from the Kochel–Benediktbeuern corridor. Check the onward connection to your campus separately (MVV (opens in a new tab), BRB (opens in a new tab), Deutsche Bahn (opens in a new tab)).
Is Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen cheap for students?
Do not assume so: Bad Tölz reports severe pressure on municipal housing and potentially lengthy waits. Compare actual total rents rather than treating the district as an automatically cheaper substitute for Munich (city housing office (opens in a new tab)).
Are there student residences in the district?
Yes. Kolping-Stiftung Augsburg operates Adolph-Kolping in Benediktbeuern; its published monthly rents are €298 in the existing buildings and €398 in the new buildings, checked November 2026 (operator (opens in a new tab)).
What part-time jobs can students find locally?
Verified examples include restaurant service, bar work and kitchen support. Hotel Bergeblick advertises part-time service and bar roles, while Blomberghaus publishes kitchen and hospitality opportunities (Hotel Bergeblick (opens in a new tab), Blomberghaus (opens in a new tab)).
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Sources & photo credits
Last updated November 2026. Population and area: Destatis. Weather: Deutscher Wetterdienst. Universities and courses: our catalogue. Everything else was researched from the sources below and checked — how we research these guides.
Sources
- District geography and background (opens in a new tab)
- Bad Tölz municipal housing (opens in a new tab)
- Adolph-Kolping residence and rents (opens in a new tab)
- Diocese of Augsburg: Benediktbeuern student residence and KSH (opens in a new tab)
- Kleinanzeigen: Bad Tölz shared-housing search (opens in a new tab)
- BRB RB56 route (opens in a new tab)
- BRB regular timetable 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Wolfratshausen bus and rail information (opens in a new tab)
- MVV S7 timetable 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Deutsche Bahn: Werdenfelsbahn and RB66 (opens in a new tab)
- MVV Deutschlandticket (opens in a new tab)
- MVG Bavarian discounted Deutschlandticket (opens in a new tab)
- Munich Airport public transport (opens in a new tab)
- EagleBurgmann regional employer profile (opens in a new tab)
- Pulcra Chemicals careers and Geretsried operations (opens in a new tab)
- Tyczka official company information (opens in a new tab)
- Tyczka careers (opens in a new tab)
- Hotel Bergeblick careers (opens in a new tab)
- Blomberghaus careers (opens in a new tab)
- Tölzer Land traditions (opens in a new tab)
- Tölzer Land food and drink directory (opens in a new tab)
- Tafernwirte regional suppliers (opens in a new tab)
- Bad Heilbrunn regional products (opens in a new tab)
- Tölzer Leonhardifahrt (opens in a new tab)
- Tölzer Christkindlmarkt (opens in a new tab)
- District bathing-water guide (opens in a new tab)
- Lenggries tourism: Brauneck walking route (opens in a new tab)
- Franz Marc Museum background (opens in a new tab)
- Merkur: Bavarian-language Tölzer Land podcast (opens in a new tab)
- Commons: Bad Tölz Marktstraße photograph (opens in a new tab)
- Commons: Walchensee panorama (opens in a new tab)
- Commons: Wolfratshausen town hall photograph (opens in a new tab)
Photo credits
- Historic Marktstraße in Bad Tölz — Salvador Escriva (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panoramic view of Walchensee and surrounding mountains — (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wolfratshausen town hall on Untermarkt — Ricardalovesmonuments (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0
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