About 100 years later, Otto II, the Graf of Deißen-Andechs, built a castle on a hill overlooking the valley.

During World War II, a forced-labour subcamp of Dachau concentration camp named Föhrenwald was located between Wolfratshausen and Geretsried.

In 1957, Föhrenwald was transformed into a suburb of Wolfratshausen and renamed Waldram, to honour the Lord of Münsing who was one of the founders of the Benediktbeuern Abbey.

[4] In July 1983, Croatian emigre businessman Stjepan Đureković was assassinated by UDBA agents in Wolfratshausen.

The most recent city council election was held on 15 March 2020, and the results were as follows: The town of Wolfratshausen is split into the following subdivisions: