[3] With the arrival of a railway connection in 1904, industry and commerce in Höhenkirchen grew rapidly until the 1960s.

The population continued to grow after 1945 due to the expulsion of Germans to other European countries after the Second World War.

[3] In 1972, the Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn station was erected, connecting the two villages to the Munich-Giesing–Kreuzstraße line of the Munich S-Bahn.

Municipal elections in Bavaria are held every six years, with the current term running until from 2020 to 2026.

The current mayor is Mindy Konwitschny of the SPD and her deputy is Luitgart Dittmann-Chylla of the Green Party.