Stockdorf
Encyclopedia
Stockdorf is the biggest community under administration of Gauting
in the District of Starnberg
in upper Bavaria
, Germany
and is inhabited by approximately 4,000 citizens.
River, directly bordered in the north by Krailling
. The other boundaries are formed by forest: Forst Kasten, Grubmühl and Kreulinger Forst in eastern, southern and western direction. Stockdorf lies at the northern end of the Würm
Valley, formed by melting glaciers of the glacial period
.
and hallstatt culture
give evidence of the very early settlement at Stockdorf. At least 21 cairns were well preserved when Freiherr von Metting, a forest superintendent from Starnberg
opened two of these graves and discovered a branzen bowl, a sword of iron and other smithery.
During the Roman Empire
Stockdorf was a colony to the Roman city Bratananium as Gauting
was called.
In the Middle Ages
Stockdorf was a small clearing and consisted of less than 10 buildings. The medieval village can be situated near the old St. Vitus church.
The name Stockdorf was first mentioned in a deed
of Benediktbeuern
monastery 1279 as "Stochdorf". Presumably it is identical with "Staodorf" (MHG
'on the bank') and can be deducted from "Stadelaren" which was already mentioned in the chronicles of Ebersberg
Abbey.
Between 1715 and 1745 the Bavarian prince-elector
Max Emanuel enclosed a large piece of land in the south west of Munich
as a park for coursing
deer
.
.
In November 1734 the prince-elector
and later emperor Carl Albrecht fell into the Würm River while pursuing a boar. Having thus lost his horse he was forced to walk despite the frigid temperature to Grubmühl. The scene of the prince changing clothes amongst his court is shown on one of the paintings by Horemans at Amalienburg
.
The reform of the Bavarian administration under Montgelas
lead to the annexation of Stockdorf by Gauting
between 1808 and 1818.
When the new rail road from Munich
to Starnberg
(later extended to Garmisch) opened in 1854 Stockdorf got a train station which is still a regular stop to commuting trains. As the Würm
Valley became the typical suburban resort for wealthy citizens from the nearby Bavarian capital, the population of Stockdorf grew from 75 in 1866 to more than 1,500 in 1960. The village was especially popular for artists and many painters, illustrators and musicians settled there.
The church of St. Vitus
is mentioned as early as 1315 in the Konradian Register (Konradinischer Matrikel) as succursal parish of Gauting. In 1857 the church was torn down and reerrected with a gabled tower. The interior is decorated with a fresco
, Christ Pantokrator, painted in 1968 by Karl Manninger.
After Stockdorf became an independent Catholic parish in 1949 a new church was build by Hans Heps and consecreted to St. Vitus in 1953. Notable is the deep longing gable roof and the turret which give pleasant proportions to the stately structure. The eastern facade, above the main entrance of this westward oriented church, shows the fresco of St. Veit (Vitus) by Erich Schickling. The interior was modified after the Second Vatican Council
. The Mensa
, chandleholder and via crucis
by Johannes Dumanski and Hans Kreuz.
A bright peal of bells with three bells was given by Otto, Wilhelm and Lina Baier (400 kg Zu uns komme Dein Reich St. Vitus O.B. 1953, 250 kg Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute St. Antonius W.B. 1953 und 170 kg Friede den Menschen auf Erden St. Maria L.B. 1953).
The Lutheran church, a plain cubical building of fairfaced concrete, neighboured by an L-shaped vicarage was erected in 1959 by J. Semler and J. Haider. On the outside is a concrete relief, 'St. Peter on the water' by K. H. Hoffmann. In the interior is a baptistic window by Rupprecht Geiger
(glued glass, 1960).
Since the opening of the Railroad there is the 'gate house' at the former level crossing, a two story brick building with overlapping gabled roof (ca. 1853/54).
Stockdorf has a number of mansions and houses under preservation order dating before World War I which give the village its typical sight. This suburban architecture of high standards can still be found, for example at Südstr. 15 (2005 by Felix Bembé and Sebastian Dellinger)
The BauindustrieZentrum at Heimstraße was revamped in 1990 based on the "Lehrwerkstätte des Bayerischen Baugewerbeverbandes" by Willi Lorch 1937.
facility at Zumpestr. Maier is known as one of the inventors of the permanent wave
.
Since 1908 the Webasto AG, one of the worlds biggest automonitve suppliers is located in Stockdorf. From the former Eßlinger Draht- und Eisenwarenfabrik it was named after its founder Wilhelm Baier and the village WBS and later WeBaSto.
At Wanneystr. 10 the electronic intelligence department of Bundesnachrichtendienst
, the German federal intelligence is located, camouflaged as Bundesstelle für Fernmeldestatistik.
The George-Vithoulkas-Stiftung für Klassische Homöopathie, an endowment for the promotion of research and teaching of classic homeopathy
was founded in Stockdorf 1992.
Stockdorf is amongst the leading German communities for blogger.
Gauting
Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.- Geography :...
in the District of Starnberg
Starnberg (district)
Starnberg is a Kreis in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg....
in upper 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
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and is inhabited by approximately 4,000 citizens.
Geography
The village is situated at the WürmWürm
The Würm is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Amper. It drains the overflow from Lake Starnberg and flows swiftly through the villages of Gauting, Krailling, Planegg, Gräfelfing and Lochham as well as part of Munich before joining, near Dachau, the Amper, which soon afterwards...
River, directly bordered in the north by Krailling
Krailling
Krailling is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany....
. The other boundaries are formed by forest: Forst Kasten, Grubmühl and Kreulinger Forst in eastern, southern and western direction. Stockdorf lies at the northern end of the Würm
Würm
The Würm is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Amper. It drains the overflow from Lake Starnberg and flows swiftly through the villages of Gauting, Krailling, Planegg, Gräfelfing and Lochham as well as part of Munich before joining, near Dachau, the Amper, which soon afterwards...
Valley, formed by melting glaciers of the glacial period
Glacial period
A glacial period is an interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials, on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate within an ice age...
.
History
A field of cairn from Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
and hallstatt culture
Hallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
give evidence of the very early settlement at Stockdorf. At least 21 cairns were well preserved when Freiherr von Metting, a forest superintendent from Starnberg
Starnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
opened two of these graves and discovered a branzen bowl, a sword of iron and other smithery.
During the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
Stockdorf was a colony to the Roman city Bratananium as Gauting
Gauting
Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.- Geography :...
was called.
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
Stockdorf was a small clearing and consisted of less than 10 buildings. The medieval village can be situated near the old St. Vitus church.
The name Stockdorf was first mentioned in a deed
Deed
A deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, or affirms or confirms something which passes, an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions sealed...
of Benediktbeuern
Benediktbeuern
Benediktbeuern is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, Germany. The distance between Bichl and Benediktbeuern is only 2 kilometers, or 1.25 miles. The village has about 3,500 residents as of 2004....
monastery 1279 as "Stochdorf". Presumably it is identical with "Staodorf" (MHG
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
'on the bank') and can be deducted from "Stadelaren" which was already mentioned in the chronicles of Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
Abbey.
Between 1715 and 1745 the Bavarian prince-elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
Max Emanuel enclosed a large piece of land in the south west 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...
as a park for coursing
Coursing
Coursing is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs—chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds—catching their prey by speed, running by sight and not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy, and commoners with sighthounds and lurchers...
deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
.
.
In November 1734 the prince-elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
and later emperor Carl Albrecht fell into the Würm River while pursuing a boar. Having thus lost his horse he was forced to walk despite the frigid temperature to Grubmühl. The scene of the prince changing clothes amongst his court is shown on one of the paintings by Horemans at Amalienburg
Amalienburg
The Amalienburg is a small hunting lodge in the Nymphenburg Palace of Munich, southern Germany. It was constructed in 1734-1739 by François de Cuvilliés, in Rococo style, for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria....
.
The reform of the Bavarian administration under Montgelas
Maximilian von Montgelas
Maximilian Josef Garnerin, Count von Montgelas was a Bavarian statesman, from a noble family in Savoy. His father John Sigmund Garnerin, Baron Montgelas, entered the military service of Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, and married the Countess Ursula von Trauner...
lead to the annexation of Stockdorf by Gauting
Gauting
Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.- Geography :...
between 1808 and 1818.
When the new rail road from 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...
to Starnberg
Starnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
(later extended to Garmisch) opened in 1854 Stockdorf got a train station which is still a regular stop to commuting trains. As the Würm
Würm
The Würm is a river in Bavaria, Germany, right tributary of the Amper. It drains the overflow from Lake Starnberg and flows swiftly through the villages of Gauting, Krailling, Planegg, Gräfelfing and Lochham as well as part of Munich before joining, near Dachau, the Amper, which soon afterwards...
Valley became the typical suburban resort for wealthy citizens from the nearby Bavarian capital, the population of Stockdorf grew from 75 in 1866 to more than 1,500 in 1960. The village was especially popular for artists and many painters, illustrators and musicians settled there.
Churches
- Catholic parish St. Vitus, Waldstr. 28.
- Lutheran congregation Ev. Kirchengemeinde, Peter-Dörfler-Str. 14.
Schools
- Primary school Grundschule an der Würm, Zugspitzstr. 17
- Training center for the building industrie BauindustrieZentrum, Heimstr. 17
Buildings
Apart of the house Bahnstr. 7 which dates back to the 17th century, all of Stockdorf's buildings have been erected since the 1850s.The church of St. Vitus
Vitus
Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
is mentioned as early as 1315 in the Konradian Register (Konradinischer Matrikel) as succursal parish of Gauting. In 1857 the church was torn down and reerrected with a gabled tower. The interior is decorated with a fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
, Christ Pantokrator, painted in 1968 by Karl Manninger.
After Stockdorf became an independent Catholic parish in 1949 a new church was build by Hans Heps and consecreted to St. Vitus in 1953. Notable is the deep longing gable roof and the turret which give pleasant proportions to the stately structure. The eastern facade, above the main entrance of this westward oriented church, shows the fresco of St. Veit (Vitus) by Erich Schickling. The interior was modified after the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
. The Mensa
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
, chandleholder and via crucis
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St...
by Johannes Dumanski and Hans Kreuz.
A bright peal of bells with three bells was given by Otto, Wilhelm and Lina Baier (400 kg Zu uns komme Dein Reich St. Vitus O.B. 1953, 250 kg Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute St. Antonius W.B. 1953 und 170 kg Friede den Menschen auf Erden St. Maria L.B. 1953).
The Lutheran church, a plain cubical building of fairfaced concrete, neighboured by an L-shaped vicarage was erected in 1959 by J. Semler and J. Haider. On the outside is a concrete relief, 'St. Peter on the water' by K. H. Hoffmann. In the interior is a baptistic window by Rupprecht Geiger
Rupprecht Geiger
Rupprecht Geiger was an abstract painter and sculptor from Munich, Germany. He is perhaps best known for his color field paintings and for his passion for the color red.- Life and work :...
(glued glass, 1960).
Since the opening of the Railroad there is the 'gate house' at the former level crossing, a two story brick building with overlapping gabled roof (ca. 1853/54).
Stockdorf has a number of mansions and houses under preservation order dating before World War I which give the village its typical sight. This suburban architecture of high standards can still be found, for example at Südstr. 15 (2005 by Felix Bembé and Sebastian Dellinger)
- Bennostraße 6/8: duplex with attic and studio skylight 1905/10.
- Kreuzweg 4: deteched house in art nouveauArt NouveauArt Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
style with attic and typical country garden 1905/10. - Mansions by Bernhard Schießl in reduced historisticHistorismHistorism is a philosophical and historiographical theory, founded in 19th-century Germany and especially influential in 19th- and 20th-century Europe...
style, 1906-1910: Zumpestraße 2 (villa with turret and hipped roof projections), Tellhöhe 5 and 7 (turret houses), Zweigstr. 2 (attic house with oriel) - Bahnstraße 36: country home in modern-baroque-style with attic, oriel like structures and spire lights by A. von Schorn 1910.
The BauindustrieZentrum at Heimstraße was revamped in 1990 based on the "Lehrwerkstätte des Bayerischen Baugewerbeverbandes" by Willi Lorch 1937.
Economy
1929 the cosmetic manifacturer Franz Xaver Maier purchased a large neo-baroqueNeo-baroque
The Baroque Revival or Neo-baroque was an architectural style of the late 19th century. The term is used to describe architecture which displays important aspects of Baroque style, but is not of the Baroque period proper—i.e., the 17th and 18th centuries.Some examples of Neo-baroque architecture:*...
facility at Zumpestr. Maier is known as one of the inventors of the permanent wave
Permanent wave
A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, involves the use of chemicals to break and reform the bonds of the hair. The hair is washed and wrapped on a perm rod and waving lotion is applied with a base. This solution creates a chemical reaction that softens the inner structure of the hair by...
.
Since 1908 the Webasto AG, one of the worlds biggest automonitve suppliers is located in Stockdorf. From the former Eßlinger Draht- und Eisenwarenfabrik it was named after its founder Wilhelm Baier and the village WBS and later WeBaSto.
At Wanneystr. 10 the electronic intelligence department of Bundesnachrichtendienst
Bundesnachrichtendienst
The Bundesnachrichtendienst [ˌbʊndəsˈnaːχʁɪçtnˌdiːnst] is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinated to the Chancellor's Office. Its headquarters are in Pullach near Munich, and Berlin . The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries...
, the German federal intelligence is located, camouflaged as Bundesstelle für Fernmeldestatistik.
The George-Vithoulkas-Stiftung für Klassische Homöopathie, an endowment for the promotion of research and teaching of classic homeopathy
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners claim to treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient...
was founded in Stockdorf 1992.
Stockdorf is amongst the leading German communities for blogger.
Notable residents
- The pianist and music teacher Sophie MenterSophie MenterSophie Menter was a German pianist and composer who became the favorite female student of Franz Liszt. She was called l'incarnation de Liszt in Paris because of her robust, electrifying playing style and was considered one of the greatest piano virtuosos of her time.Sophie Menter was born in...
(1846-1918), a close friend to Franz LisztFranz LisztFranz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
lived in Stockdorf where she died 1918. - Camilla Zumpe, wife of the conductor Hermann Zumpe, moved here after her husband has died.
- The medievalist Franz Kampers (1868-1929) died in Stockdorf.
- The draftsman Felix Schwormstädt (1870-1938) lived part of his life in Stockdorfer.
- The painter Walther Kerschensteiner (1887-1956) lived in Stockdorf.
- The painter Ernst HaiderErnst HaiderErnst Haider was a German painter and graphic artist.- Life :Ernst Haider was the son of bavarian landscape artist and art professor Karl Haider and his second wife Ernestine Schwarz. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich and studied drawing in Angelo Jank's class together with Walther...
(1890-1988) lived in Stockdorf. - Rudolf ButtmannRudolf ButtmannRudolf Buttmann was a German politician and diplomat. He was a department minister in the Reich Ministry of the Interior at the time of the signing of the Reichskonkordat....
, general director of the Bavarian states library (Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek), co-founder of the Bürgerwehr (militia), of the Thule-Gesellschaft and evan NSDAP (member nr. 4) lived in Stockdorf and committed suicid here in 1947. - Lorenz Vilgertshofer (1900-1998), states secretary lived in Stockdorf until his death in 1998.
- The painter and illustrator Edith Fleissner-Plischke (1900-1957) of Gablonz lived from 1946 in Stockdorf.
- Bavarian secretary of justice Mathilde Berghofer-WeichnerMathilde Berghofer-WeichnerMathilde Berghofer-Weichner was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was elected to the Landtag of Bavaria between 1970 and 1994.-References:...
(1931-2008) lived in Stockdorf.