Munich

Munich
Munich ; München; Minga
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Munich
	Munich Munich
	Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°ECoordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Urban district
First mentioned	1158
Government
• Lord Mayor	Dieter Reiter (SPD)
• Governing parties	Greens / SPD
Area
• City	310.71 km2 (119.97 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)
• City	1,464,301
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	2,606,021
• Metro	5,991,144
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	80331–81929
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.muenchen.de

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik; German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] (listen); Central Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ]) 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).

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.^[5] 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.^[6] They have the lowest unemployment rate (5.6%) of any German city with more than a million people.^[7]^[8]

Munich is the largest publishing city in Europe.^[9] 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.^[10]

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

English Garden (Englischer Garten)
Deutsches Museum (Science Museum)
Oktoberfest
Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady)
Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower, a radio and TV broadcasting station)
Bavaria statue

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.^[11] In September 2011 the DOSB President Thomas Bach said that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.^[12]