Munich

capital city of Bavaria, Germany
This article is about the city in Germany. For the city in North Dakota, see Munich, North Dakota.

Munich (German: München) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of 1,407,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 2.6 million people in it. It is one of the most important centres of the economy in Germany. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

Munich

München
Flag of Munich
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Coat of arms of Munich
Coat of arms
Location of Munich
Munich is located in Germany
Munich
Munich
Munich is located in Bavaria
Munich
Munich
Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Bavaria
DistrictUrban district
Founded1158
Subdivisions25 boroughs
Government
 • Lord MayorDieter Reiter (SPD)
 • Governing partiesSPD / Greens / Rosa Liste München
Area
 • City310.71 km2 (119.97 sq mi)
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)[3]
 • City1,464,301
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
~2,600,000
 • Metro
~4,650,000
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
80331 – 81929
Dialling codes089
Vehicle registrationM
Websitewww.muenchen.de

People of MunichEdit

The official population of Munich city proper at 310.43 km2 is 1,368,840 inhabitants only with principal residence as of 31st January 2009. Around 176,000 inhabitants with secondary residence also live in administrative city limits but they are not calculated in this official census. According to some estimates that population counts around 200,000 people. The fast growing Munich urban area has 2,667,000 inhabitants (2008 estimate). Munich city with all suburbs at 12,000 km2 has 4,700,000 inhabitants and Munich metropolitan region that covers 27,700 km2 and includes Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Rosenheim and Landsberg has around 6,000,000 inhabitants. Munich is the 12th largest city in EU by population within city limits and the 14th largest urban area in Europe. Its metropolitan area ranks among largest metro areas in Europe. As of December 2008, 47.3% of Munich's residents belong to no religious group, 38.3% are Roman Catholic, 14.0% are Lutheran Protestants and 0.3% are Jewish.[4] There is also a small Old Catholic parish and an Episcopal Church.

HistoryEdit

1158 - The settlement was founded as Munichen by Henry the Lion
1255 - Residence of Upper Bavaria.
1806 - Munich became the capital of the Bavarian monarchy
1923 - Beer Hall Putsch of the Nazis
1939-45 - 45% was destroyed in World War II
1972 - 1972 Summer Olympics
1980 - Oktoberfest bombing
2016 - 2016 Munich shooting

EconomyEdit

Munich has the strongest economy of any German city.[5] They have the lowest unemployment rate (5.6%) of any German city with more than a million people.[6][7]

Munich is the largest publishing city in Europe.[8] It is home to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's largest daily newspapers. Munich is also home to Germany's largest public broadcasting network, ARD, and its largest commercial network, Pro7-Sat1 Media AG. The headquarters of the German branch of Random House, the world's largest publishing house, is in Munich.

The Bavaria Film Studios are in the suburb of Grünwald. They are one of Europe's biggest and most famous movie production studios.[9]

Lufthansa has opened a second hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport. It is the second-largest airport in Germany, after Frankfurt International Airport.

Sights and attractionsEdit

  • Frauenkirche and Town Hall

  • Hofgarten

  • Monopteros

  • Glyptothek

TransportationsEdit

AirportEdit

Munich Airport - Franz Joseph Strauss (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM)

Public transportationEdit

 
Public transport network

Munich has one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. There are subways, suburban trains, trams and buses.

SportsEdit

Munich is the most successful city in Bundesliga history. FC Bayern Munich have won 20 national championship along with 13 DFB Cups, 5 UEFA Champions League/European Championship, 1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup for 39 trophies.

Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics. They were one of the host cities for the 2006 Football World Cup. Munich bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang.[10] In September 2011 the DOSB President Thomas Bach said that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.[11]

Sports clubsEdit

BoroughsEdit

Munich has 25 boroughs (Bezirke in German, also sometimes called districts in English).

  • Allach-Untermenzing (23)
  • Altstadt-Lehel (1)
  • Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied (22)
  • Au-Haidhausen (5)
  • Berg am Laim (14)
  • Bogenhausen (13)
  • Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (24)
  • Hadern (20)
  • Laim (25)
  • Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt (2)
  • Maxvorstadt (3)
  • Milbertshofen-Am Hart (11)
  • Moosach (10)
  • Neuhausen-Nymphenburg (9)
  • Obergiesing (17)
  • Pasing-Obermenzing (21)
  • Ramersdorf-Perlach (16)
  • Schwabing-Freimann (12)
  • Schwabing-West (4)
  • Schwanthalerhöhe (8)
  • Sendling (6)
  • Sendling-Westpark (7)
  • Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln (19)
  • Trudering-Riem (15) and
  • Untergiesing-Harlaching (18).

Colleges and universitiesEdit

Munich's universities are known for their high ranking in Germany.

Sister citiesEdit

BeersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/LaenderRegionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Aktuell/05Staedte.html.
  2. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-07-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ [1] Archived 2012-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Study conducted by INSM (New Social Market Economy Initiative) and WirtschaftsWoche magazine
  6. ↑ [2] Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal agency for work)
  7. ↑ Artikel empfehlen: (27 September 2010). "Endlich amtlich: Köln ist Millionenstadt". Koeln.de. Retrieved 15 September 2011.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ↑ "Munich Literature House: About Us". Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Bavaria Film GmbH". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "Olympia 2018 in Südkorea, München chancenlos". Die Welt (in German). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/future_bids_2018/1216135909.html

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