Irschenberg
Municipality
Pilgrimage church in Wilparting
Pilgrimage church in Wilparting
Coat of arms of Irschenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Irschenberg within Miesbach district
Irschenberg is located in Germany
Irschenberg
Irschenberg
Irschenberg is located in Bavaria
Irschenberg
Irschenberg
Coordinates: 47°50′N 11°55′E / 47.833°N 11.917°E / 47.833; 11.917
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictMiesbach
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Klaus Meixner[1]
Area
 • Total53.94 km2 (20.83 sq mi)
Elevation
731 m (2,398 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,279
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83737
Dialling codes08062, 08025, 08064, 08020
Vehicle registrationMB
Websitewww.irschenberg.de

Irschenberg is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in the German state of Bavaria, about 46 km (29 mi) southeast of Munich. It consists of numerous hamlets situated on the Irschenberg hill range.

St. Marinus und Anian in spring

The hill is a notorious ascent of the Bundesautobahn 8 motorway running from Munich to Salzburg laid out from 1934 on. A rest area and a motel were attached in 1951.

The name was formerly rendered as "Irish mountain", referring to the monk Marinus, who settled in the area in the course of the Hiberno-Scottish mission under Pope Eugene I and, according to legend, about 697 was martyred by burning at the stake (see the coat of arms). His grave is marked by the pilgrimage church of Wilparting, visible from the motorway and a popular photo scene. Actually Irschen may stem from ursus ("bear").

Originally a part of the Bishopric of Freising, the area fell into possession of the Lords of Hohenwaldeck at Miesbach until their county was incorporated into the Bavarian Electorate in 1734.

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