Walchensee shows a very special side during the cold season. If you would like to discover the wintry magic of this landscape, you are cordially invited to join the guided ranger hike "Winter hiking Walchensee - a world of wonder in silence" on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
The Office for Youth and Family at the District Office is offering a shortened qualification course for child day care workers from January 23 to 25, 2026.
In cooperation with the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district office is offering a training course for couples, families and individuals who can imagine taking in a child in full-time care (foster child). On five dates at the beginning of 2026, interested parties will be prepared to work as foster parents - free of charge and without obligation.
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office with all branch offices and the vehicle registration offices in Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen will not be available by telephone from 1.45 p.m. due to a staff meeting. The office will be open during the usual office hours from 7.30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Anyone who wants to support families can make a valuable contribution as a family mentor. The Family Support Department of the Youth and Family Office offers a free training course in Bad Tölz to prepare you for your work as a family mentor.
. As part of the "Nature conservation starts with you" campaign, the nature conservation rangers and the area manager are offering guided winter hikes. More detailed information will follow on the date.
Driving licenses issued between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2001 are currently being exchanged. The deadline ends on January 19, 2026, after which the deadline for exchanging driving licenses issued between 2002 and 2004 begins.
"Education for the future". This was the motto of the 7th network meeting of the Oberland ESD network, which took place in the Hochland youth settlement in the fall of 2025.
Invitation of media representatives to the final event of the ÖKOPROFIT Club 2025 of the districts of Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen and Weilheim-Schongau.
The volunteer office at the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district administration office is well networked with many different organizations and also offers low-threshold opportunities to get involved with the FlexHero platform.
Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, President of the State Parliament Ilse Aigner, Transport Minister Bernreiter - they all celebrated the launch of the Alpenbus on Monday together with the district administrators of the Alpine bus districts as well as the members of parliament and mayors of the municipalities along the new bus routes of importance to the state. With the timetable change on Sunday, December 14, 2025, passengers will be able to commute between Murnau and Rosenheim by express bus for the first time.
At a glance, you can find out how to get to over 50 Christmas markets in the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, Weilheim-Schongau, Starnberg, Landsberg am Lech and Fürstenfeldbruck.
In the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, no case of bird flu has yet been detected, but the veterinary office recommends that all poultry farmers implement hygiene measures and prepare for a compulsory stabling period in order to be able to react quickly if necessary.
Following the district administrator's budget presentation, a press conference will take place on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 9.30 am. Media representatives are cordially invited.
The Alpenbus is the eleventh and twelfth bus line of importance to the state to go online. To mark the occasion, Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, State Parliament President Ilse Aigner, Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter and all the district councillors, constituency councillors and mayors of the Alpenbus region will be guests in Bad Tölz on Monday, 1 December 2025.
The primary school competition "Fit for school, fit for the future!" took place for the first time this year in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen. A total of ten elementary school with 110 classes and 2527 pupils took part - an impressive start and a strong signal for more climate-friendly mobility in everyday life. The race for first place as the best class in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district was won by 1a from Eurasburg-Beuerberg elementary school.
The Office for Youth and Family invites you to a special and free event on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, which is dedicated to the important topic of "Mental Health in Adolescence". The aim of the event is to learn about practical ways to support young people in crisis situations in a targeted, sensitive and effective manner - and thus give them a sense of security.
In view of the ongoing staff shortage and the challenge of filling vacant training positions with qualified young talent, companies and administrations are increasingly being called upon to find innovative solutions. One promising way to counteract this shortage of skilled workers is to promote diversity and inclusion in training.
The next free consultation will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the district office in Bad Tölz. Registration is required at the district economic development office, phone 08041 505-288 or -204 or by email at wifoe@lra-toelz.de.
Bad Tölz. From Monday, November 3, visitors can once again enter the Bad Tölz District Office via the usual entrance at Professor-Max-Lange-Platz. The appearance will be new, as the entrance area has been redesigned.
In the period from November 7 to November 28, 2025, there will be a half-sided road closure on the B472 bypass in Bad Tölz, near the railroad bridge. The closure will take place at night between 20:00 and 05:00 in order to carry out necessary work on the railroad bridge.
Hermann Lappus remains Chairman of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Senior Citizens' Advisory Council. The Seniors' Advisory Council, which was recently elected by the delegates' meeting, will now represent the concerns of senior citizens in the district until November 2028.
The Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office will be closed all day on St. Leonhard's Day on Thursday, November 6. Despite this local holiday, the vehicle registration office in Wolfratshausen will be open.
The core element of the enhanced digital guest card is free travel in certain MVV zones for overnight guests. The gradual introduction is now beginning
"Education for the future". Under this motto, the Education for Sustainable Development Network in Oberland invites you to the 7th network meeting on October 22, 2025. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hochland youth settlement in Königsdorf.
The "Bayern blüht - Naturgarten" project, which was launched in the district in 2022, is becoming increasingly popular. On Friday, October 10, 2025, a total of sixteen certificates and plaques were awarded to dedicated garden owners who are making an important contribution to promoting biodiversity with their gardens.
Ilona Berg (2nd from left) and Johanna May (center) began their dual studies in social work at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences at the Benediktbeuern campus on October 1. They are completing the practical part of their course at the district administration office, where they are getting to know the day-to-day work intensively.
To raise awareness of the importance of protecting the Alps and their flora and fauna, the Bad Tölz section of the German Alpine Club (DAV) recently set up an information stand at the Waldherralm parking lot in conjunction with the district's Alpine area managers and nature conservation rangers. This popular starting point for hikes and leisure activities offered visitors the opportunity to find out more about the importance of the Alps, the area and the species that live there, such as the grouse.
Due to the traditional Kirchweihmontag, the Bad-Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office with all branch offices and the vehicle registration offices in Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen will be closed to the public from 12 noon on Monday, October 20, 2025.
The Office for Youth and Family at the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office is once again offering a qualification course for childminders this year. It starts on November 15. You can register until October 26, 2025.
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 6.30 pm in the meeting room of the district administration office, Prof.-Max-Lange-Platz 1, 83646 Bad Tölz, an information event will take place on the topic of "Precautionary measures through power of attorney, care and living wills". This is offered by the care office of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district office.
ECHT KRASS is the title of an interactive prevention trail that will soon be making a stop at the secondary school in Bad Tölz, Alter Bahnhofplatz 5-7. The exhibition on sexual boundary violations will open on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 2 p.m. in the multi-purpose room.
The best conversations often come from networking. The Sustainability Barcamp Oberland is taking up this idea again in 2025: In an open, interactive and communicative event format, various topics related to sustainability will be discussed in several sessions or workshops on November 20, 2025.
On Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Quartierstreff Johannisplatz, Johannisplatz 16, 82538 Geretsried, Room Paulus, the topic will be the scams of con artists.
According to the latest evaluations by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, with the figures updated on the basis of the 2022 census, exactly 130,233 inhabitants were registered in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen as of June 30, 2025.
This year, a total of 16 gardens from the municipalities of Bad Heilbrunn, Dietramszell, Icking, Lenggries, Münsing, Reichersbeuern, Sachsenkam and the towns of Bad Tölz, Geretsried and Wolfratshausen were successfully certified. We cordially invite you to report on the awarding of the "Bayern blüht - Naturgarten" certificates and plaques.
The Psychosocial Emergency Care Working Group (ARGE PSNV) is committed to networking and prevention. It was recently founded to network (aid) organizations and institutions in the field of psychosocial emergency care and to provide preventative information about the consequences of psychosocial stress.
Due to the current renovation work in the entrance area of the Bad Tölz District Office, the main entrance will be temporarily relocated from October 1. Visitors to the district administration office will then be able to enter the building via the side entrance on Anton-Höfter-Straße for around a month. The security service will be on site as usual. The office hours of the district administration office: Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
All natural and legal persons are eligible to apply for artistic and cultural projects, measures and plans that contribute to the design and development of the district's cultural infrastructure. A decisive criterion is that the activities are accessible to the public or are made accessible after their realization and that they are of supra-local significance.
From September 29 to October 17, 2025, the primary school competition "Fit for school, fit for the future!" will take place for the first time in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen. The aim of the competition is to get children in grades 1 to 4 interested in independent, safe and active mobility in a fun way.
CANCELLED: The presentation is the informative part of this year's exchange meeting of the representatives for people with disabilities and the senior citizens' representatives of the cities and municipalities.
Anyone who has garden waste is always faced with the question of how best to dispose of it in a professional and environmentally friendly way. In principle, green waste may be rotted or composted on the property where it is produced.
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, all citizens and guests in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen can test public transport for a day free of charge. The taster day takes place as part of the "European Mobility Week" and is intended to show how convenient, environmentally friendly and flexible it is to travel by public transport.
On Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the district administration office, Prof.-Max-Lange-Platz 1, 83646 Bad Tölz, an information event on the topic "Living will, MY will be done" will take place.
At the beginning of the 2025/26 school year, pupils who will be attending secondary school for the first time from the coming school year and are entitled to free travel to and from school will receive a 365-euro MVV ticket as a chip card via their respective school.
The nationwide standardized siren test alarm will take place on Thursday, September 11 at 11 am. On this day of action, the federal government, federal states and participating municipalities will test various warning devices such as sirens and warning apps.
On Monday, September 15, 2025, the rangers invite you on a tour between Lenggries and Bad Tölz. The Isar habitat is a unique wonderland to explore in late summer.
The health department of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district office, together with the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district education center, is offering a series of training courses specifically for women. In a press conference on 15.9.2025, representatives of the press will be informed which offers will be available.
A total of 9 monuments can be visited in the district on this day. District Administrator Josef Niedermaier and district curator Thomas Lauer will present the participating monuments in a press conference.
All hunting license holders in the district who wish to use or own snap traps are requested to contact the relevant inspection body. The inspection body is also responsible for hunting license holders and trap hunters who do not belong to either of the two district groups.
On October 21, 2025, the next election of the Seniors' Advisory Council will take place for a three-year term of office. All citizens of the district who have reached the age of 60, as well as all senior citizens' organizations, are invited to volunteer for the Seniors' Advisory Council. The closing date for applications is September 19, 2025
The next free consultation will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the district office in Bad Tölz. Registration is required at the district economic development office, phone 08041 505-288 or -204 or by email at wifoe@lra-toelz.de.
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the rangers invite you to an exciting and informative nature tour through the Isarauen nature reserve from the Schneeheide pine forest to the riparian forest.
In addition to the long-established free HIV tests, the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen health department also offers hepatitis C tests, i.e. tests that detect infectious type C liver inflammation.
The driving license office at the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district office would like to point out that a biometric passport photo must still be provided in paper form for all services provided by the driving license office for which a biometric passport photo is required.
Over the long weekend from August 15 to 17, 2025, the nature conservation rangers and nature conservation wardens from the district office were on duty in the protected areas around the Isar, Walchensee and Sylvensteinsee. The aim was to monitor compliance with conservation regulations, protect nature from harmful interference and at the same time raise awareness among visitors through education.
In almost all schools run by the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, the craftsmen or cleaning teams are in charge during the summer vacation. In general, necessary maintenance and repair work is carried out during the vacation periods as part of building maintenance.
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, the nature conservation rangers invite you to a species-rich hike in the natural jewel of the upper Isar. The tour starts in Vorderriß, which can be easily reached with the Karwendelbus.
Before children start school, they undergo an initial school check-up. This is to ensure that the children are optimally prepared for the start of school. It has been revised on the basis of new findings in recent years.
The tourism industry in the Tölzer Land region generated sales of EUR 377.1 million last year. This corresponds to around 13% more than at the time of the last study in the pre-corona record year of 2019.
On Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10 a.m., the nature conservation rangers invite you on an exciting journey of discovery into a hidden natural paradise right on your doorstep. The meeting point for the guided tour is the Isar dam on the corner of Sperlingstraße, near the small containers. From there, you walk along the Isar into the Isarauen nature reserve.
The Tölzer Moorachse (TMA) steering group invited guests to the Loisach-Kochelsee moors on Friday, July 18, 2025. In addition to the District Administrator, Thomas Holz (Member of Parliament) and Anton Ortlieb, First Mayor of Benediktbeuern, were also present. The aim was to visit moorland areas where the restoration of the natural moor water level is planned.
State road 2070 in Wolfratshausen, Äußere Sauerlacher Straße at the Meßnergaßl junction must be closed on one side from July 28 to August 8, 2025. The reason for this is the construction of the water pipe. Road users are asked to take a wide detour around the construction site due to the risk of congestion.
In August 2025, the volunteer office of the Bad Tölz district office and the contact point for the elderly and self-employed at the Caritas center in Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen are working with other partners to implement the innovative project "The Melody of Wrinkles".
On October 21, 2025, the next election of the Seniors' Advisory Council will take place for a three-year term of office. All citizens of the district who have reached the age of 60, as well as all senior citizens' organizations, are invited to volunteer for the Seniors' Advisory Council. The closing date for applications is September 19, 2025.
All offices of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office are closed due to the works outing. For registrations, you can switch to the surrounding registration offices in the districts of Miesbach, Starnberg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich.
On Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10 a.m., an exciting voyage of discovery with the nature conservation rangers will start along the Isar. Starting from the parking lot at the ice rink in Geretsried, participants can explore the unique habitats in the Isar floodplain nature reserve, a fascinating place of constant change.
Representatives of the press are cordially invited to an exchange on moorland management in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen on July 18 with the constituency representatives Thomas Holz (MdL) and Harald Kühn (MdL) as well as District Administrator Josef Niedermaier and Mayor Anton Ortlieb with the "Tölzer Moorachse" steering group.
How can women in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district become more politically visible and effective? This question will be the focus of the event "Strong women. Strong democracy." on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the large conference room of the Bad Tölz district administration office.
The district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, together with the Karwendel Nature Park and the market town of Vomp, is running a marketing campaign to promote the MVV regional bus route 369, the "Bergbus Eng".
Due to a staff meeting, the information desk of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District Office will only be available from 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, after which the head office will not be staffed. The specialist authorities will be open as usual from 7.30 am to 12 noon during general office hours. It is urgently necessary to make an appointment. The registration office in Wolfratshausen will be open as usual on this day, while the registration office in Bad Tölz and the driving license office will be open from 7.30 am to 12 noon and from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm.
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, an extensive hike and (species) exploration tour will take you along the upper Isar together with the area managers Michael Schödl from the Landesbund für Vogel- und Naturschutz (LBV) and Birgit Weis from the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.
The active seniors advise start-ups on all business management issues in order to achieve improvements in the areas of business plans, sales, marketing and costs, etc. to achieve improvements.
Media representatives will be informed about the content of the police security meeting by the Head of the Upper Bavaria South Police Headquarters, Frank Hellwig, and District Administrator Josef Niedermaier.
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, a tour with the nature conservation rangers will take you downstream of the Isar, past bird sanctuaries and boulder fields into a unique orchid landscape.
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the two new family support centers in Geretsried and Wolfratshausen will be officially inaugurated. The opening ceremony will be attended by District Administrator Josef Niedermeier.
In the Benediktbeurer Rezeptar from 1250, one of the oldest medical writings in Bavaria, the knowledge of the healing power of plants was already systematically recorded - 15 years ago, the Tölzer Land herbal experience region was brought to life.
The funding for outpatient care services that operate in the district and provide care in the outlying communities in particular will be paid out in the coming days. A total of 22 care services will receive a grant for the year 2024, enabling the district to support the full range of outpatient care services.
The care office of the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district office invites you to an information event on care insurance benefits on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The event starts at 6.30 pm in the meeting room of the district administration office, Prof.-Max-Lange-Platz 1, 83464 Bad Tölz.
On Sunday, June 22, 2025, a tour with the nature conservation rangers will take you along the idyllic eastern shore of Lake Walchensee from Niedernach to Sachenbach. Participants will learn interesting facts about geology, water management and fishing.
The population in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen continues to grow. According to the latest evaluations of the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, with the figures updated on the basis of the 2022 census, exactly 130,248 inhabitants were registered in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen as at 31.12.2024. This is exactly 461 people more than the previous year with 129,787 inhabitants.
As part of the energy caravan, free energy consultations are offered to citizens of the municipality of Lenggries. Registration runs until June 13, 2025.
Since June, there has been a care support center in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen. People in need of care, their relatives and interested parties can obtain information here.
