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Munich, Bavaria
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna. The city was first mentioned in 1158. Catholic Munich strongly resisted the Reformation and was a political point of divergence during the resulting Thirty Years' War, but remained physically unto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienplatz
Marienplatz (English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. History During the Middle Ages, markets and tournaments were held in the Marienplatz, which was originally called ''Markth'' ("market"), ''Schranne'' ("grain market") and later ''Schrannenplatz'' ("grain market square"). After said grain market was moved into the modern glass-and-iron Schranne near "Blumenstrasse" in 1853, the square received its new name, starting 9 October 1854. Architecture Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in its centre in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation. Today the Marienplatz is dominated by the New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) on the north side, and the Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus, a reconstructed gothic council hall with a ballroom and tower) on the east side. The Glockenspiel in the tower of the new city hall was inspired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendling-Westpark
Sendling-Westpark is the 7th borough of Munich. Location Sendling-Westpark is located south west of Munich and expands into the North/South extension from the 8th borough Schwanthalerhöhe as far as Obersendling (Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln). The eastern border contains the S-Bahn line to Wolfratshausen, which connects borough 6 Sendling. ''Fürstenriederstrasse'' and ''Westendstrasse'' form the border in the west, beyond which lie boroughs 20 Hadern and 25 Laim. Description Due to an influx of immigrants, the population count doubled between 1950 and 1995; nevertheless, the amount of foreign residents is well below the average population of the area. In the southern part, accommodation typically consists of detached and semi-detached houses built in the Interwar period. In the vicinity of the main traffic arteries, blocks of flats were built after 1948. Important employers and facilities in the borough include the ''Städtische Altenheim St. Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadern
Hadern is the 20th borough of the Bavarian city of Munich in Germany. Location Located in the south-west of Munich, Hadern's borders are the Autobahn Munich-Garmish in the south, ''Fürstenriederstrasse'' in the east and ''Senftenauerstrasse'' in the north and also the south. A large part of the borough is occupied by the Waldfriedhof, the largest cemetery in the city. History and description Hadern was originally a farmer village and was first mentioned in the 11th century by the name of Haderun. Großhadern belonged to the Benediktbeuern Abbey, Kleinhadern to the Schäftlarn Abbey. Großhadern was incorporated into Munich in 1938, thus making it the youngest district. The structures of the former rural settlement in Großhadern can still clearly be made out in the old village centre. Structurally, Hadern consists mainly of family homes. On areas previously used for agricultural purposes in the district, large living complexes like the ''Blumenau'' or the complexes on ''Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln
Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln (Central Bavarian: ''Thoikircha-Obasendling-Forstnriad-Fiastnriad-Soin'') is the 19th borough of Munich, Germany, comprising the extreme southern part of the city on the west bank of the river Isar. After the administrative reform, the boroughs Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried and Solln were incorporated, thus forming the new borough. It comprises 17.7631 square kilometres and has a population of 96.714 residents (as of 2018 Subdivisions Thalkirchen Thalkirchen is located on the river Isar and is a mostly residential district. Sights include the Flaucher, a part of the Isarauen ("floodplains") and a popular recreation site, and Tierpark Hellabrunn (Munich Zoo) which can be found on the opposite side of the river from Thalkirchen. The U-Bahn station Thalkirchen provides westside riverfront access to the zoo, which is on the eastern bank of the river. This is possible because of the Tierpark bridge, connecting the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untergiesing-Harlaching
Untergiesing-Harlaching (Central Bavarian: ''Untagiasing-Harlaching'') is the 18th borough of Munich, Germany, mostly the districts of Untergiesing and Harlaching. The borough's western border is the river Isar, in the south it borders on Grünwald and the Perlacher Forst erman-language Wiki: Perlacher Forst(Perlach Forest), to the north-west on the Munich borough of Obergiesing and to the north on the borough of Au-Haidhausen. Subdivisions Untergiesing Untergiesing comprises the borough's northern end, limited by the river in the west, the high cliff on the east, the ''Humboltstraße'' to the north, and the ''Candidstraße'', part of Munich's Mittlerer Ring ring road system, to the south. Siebenbrunn ''Siebenbrunn'' is located south of Untergiesing, sandwiched between the high cliff to the east and the river to the west. An important landmark is the Tierpark Hellabrunn Hellabrunn Zoo (or Tierpark Hellabrunn in German) is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obergiesing
Obergiesing (Central Bavarian: ''Obagiasing'') is a borough of Munich, about 3 miles south-east of the city center. The larger part is residential or a mix of business and residential, but there are also a number of recreational facilities. Education The Lycée Jean Renoir, a French international school, maintains its primary school campus in Giesing. " '' Lycée Jean Renoir''. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. "Plan d’accès au site de l’école primaire (Maternelle et Élémentaire), Ungsteinerstr. 50 (Quartier de Giesing) 81539 München : Métro U2 ou U7 ou encore S3 ou S7, arrêt "Giesing"." Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramersdorf-Perlach
Ramersdorf-Perlach is a borough of Munich. It is located south-east of the city center and is the most populous of Munich's boroughs with a population of about 116,000. It consists of the five districts Ramersdorf, Balanstraße West, Altperlach, Neuperlach and Waldperlach. Overview Ramersdorf-Perlach consists of the two former municipalities ''Ramersdorf'' (incorporated on 1 January 1864) and ''Perlach'' (incorporated on 1 January 1930) as well as the two districts ''Waldperlach'' and '' Neuperlach'' located in the former municipal area of Perlach. The former Perlach districts of ''Michaeliburg'' and ''Fasangarten'' now largely belong to the boroughs of Trudering-Riem and Obergiesing-Fasangarten, respectively. The district has eleven primary schools, nine secondary schools (three Mittelschulen, four Realschulen, two Gymnasiums), two special schools, one orientation school, two vocational schools, nine Kinderkrippen (children under three), 43 Kindergärten (nursery schools) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trudering-Riem
Trudering-Riem (Central Bavarian: ''Trudaring-Ream'') is the 15th borough ('' Stadtbezirk'') of Munich, Bavaria, consisting of the quarters (''Stadtteile'') Trudering and Riem. This area is the former location of Munich's old airport, Riem Airport. Location In the west the borough borders the boroughs Berg am Laim and Bogenhausen, in the south Ramersdorf-Perlach, in the north Johanneskirchen and in the east the municipalities Aschheim, Feldkirchen, Haar and Putzbrunn (belonging to the Munich district). There are the following subdistricts: * Am Moosfeld * Gartenstadt Trudering * Kirchtrudering * Messestadt Riem Messestadt Riem (literally: Convention City Riem; Central Bavarian: ''Messestod Ream'') is an urban district in the east of Munich. It is part of the municipality 15 Trudering-Riem, and located entirely on the grounds of the 1992 abandoned Munich ... * Neutrudering * Riem * Straßtrudering * Waldtrudering The old village center of ''Riem'' is situated around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berg Am Laim
Berg am Laim (Central Bavarian: ''Berg am Loam'') is a southeastern borough of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Notable landmarks *Das Kartoffelmuseum *Erzbruderschaft St. Michael *Innsbrucker Ring *Innsbrucker-Ring-Tunnel *Kultfabrik *Leuchtenbergring *Leuchtenbergring-Tunnel *Medienbrücke *Michaeli-Gymnasium München *Offenbarungskirche (Munich) *Piusplatz (Munich) *Schüleinbrunnen *St Michael in Berg am Laim (Munich), St. Michael *St. Pius (Munich) *Stimmkreis München-Bogenhausen *Technisches Rathaus *Innsbrucker Ring (Munich U-Bahn), U-Bahnhof Innsbrucker Ring *Josephsburg (Munich U-Bahn), U-Bahnhof Josephsburg *Kreillerstraße (Munich U-Bahn), U-Bahnhof Kreillerstraße *Michaelibad (Munich U-Bahn), U-Bahnhof Michaelibad *Ultraschall *Werksviertel Culture Since 1996 Berg am Laim was for almost two decades a center of Munich's nightlife due to the Kunstpark Ost and its successor Kultfabrik, a former industrial complex that was converted to a large party area near München Ost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogenhausen
Bogenhausen (Central Bavarian: ''Bognhausn'') is the 13th borough of Munich, Germany. It is the geographically largest borough of Munich and comprises the city's north-eastern quarter, reaching from the Isar on the eastern side of the Englischer Garten to the city limits, bordering on Unterföhring to the north, Aschheim to the east and the Haidhausen borough to the south. Sub-divisions Alt-Bogenhausen Alt-Bogenhausen is the oldest part of Bogenhausen and is located between the river Isar to the west, the Prinzregentenstraße to the south and the Mittlerer Ring to the east and north. Alt-Bogenhausen is one of Munich's most desirable residential districts and has some of the highest quality housing in town which comes with the highest rental prices in Germany. The borough's main artery is ''Ismaninger Straße'', connecting Prinzregentenstraße to the south with Mittlerer Ring in the north at Effnerplatz. The district is serviced by the tram lines 16 and 18 as well as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwabing-Freimann
Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100.000, making it one of the largest districts of Munich. The main boulevard is Leopoldstraße. Overview Schwabing was a village, with a church documented in the 14th century. Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's bohemian quarter, but has lost much of this reputation due to strong gentrification in the last decades. A popular location is the ''Englischer Garten'', or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. Other not so commonly known parks in Schwabing are Leopoldpark, Petuelpark and Biotop am Ackermannbogen. The main buildings of Munich's largest universities, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität and the Technical University of Munich and Academy of Fine Arts are situated in the nearby Maxvorstadt. A student housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milbertshofen-Am Hart
Milbertshofen (Central Bavarian: ''Muibatshofa''), Am Riesenfeld and Am Hart (Central Bavarian: ''Am Hoart'') are three boroughs situated in the north of Munich in Germany. Jointly, they form the city district 11 Milbertshofen-Am Hart. , the three boroughs had 76.255 inhabitants. Location Milbertshofen-Am Hart is surrounded by Schwabing-Freimann (east), Schwabing-West (south), Neuhausen-Nymphenburg (southwest), Moosach and Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (west). North of it comes the municipality Oberschleißheim. Description In Milbertshofen-Am Hart is the Olympiapark (with the 291-metre-high Olympiaturm Munich's tallest building, the Olympiahalle, Olympiastadion, Erinnerungsort Olympia-Attentat, Sea Life München, Olympic Village) and the BMW Museums (BMW Welt, BMW Group Classic, BMW Museum and BMW Tower). Other notable buildings include BMW FIZ, Knorr-Bremse headquarter, Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz, Euro-Industriepark, Mira shopping center and Gymnasium Mü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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