Odelzhausen


Odelzhausen is a town and municipality in the west of the region of "Dachau". The administrative collectivity of Odelzhausen consists of Odelzhausen and the townships of Sulzemoos and Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn.
Odelzhausen is situated along the A 8 Autobahn, which connects Munich and Stuttgart. The distance to Augsburg City Centre is 32,4 km, to Munich City Centre 38,3 km. No light rail connects it directly to Munich, but three bus lines connect the town with the Dachau and Munich-Pasing station. On-demand taxi lines are being phased in to improve public transport.
The town celebrated 1200 years of existence in 2014. The town has a Bavarian Red Cross station, shops, hotels, and the historic castle contains the Schloss Hotel and Bavarian restaurant. There is also the par 72 Golf Club Munich-West. Of architectural interest is the Parish church St. Benedikt.

Geography

Area members

The municipality of Odelzhausen comprises 14 official local areas.
The following boundaries exist: Ebertshausen, Höfa, Odelzhausen, Sittenbach, Taxa.

History

The population count for the area was 2323 in 1970, 3,211 in 1987 and 3,998 in 2000.