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Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ) is the capital and List of cities in Bavaria by population, most populous city of the Bavaria, Free State of Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 1,594,632 inhabitants as of 31 May 2024, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city by population in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich metropolitan area - including suburbs and satellite towns - has 3 million inhabitants; and the Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to about 6.2 million people and the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Straddling the banks of the river Isar north of the Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, ... [...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] |
Au-Haidhausen
Au-Haidhausen (Central Bavarian: ''Au-Haidhausn'') is the 5th borough of the German city of Munich, Bavaria. It is formed by the Au and Haidhausen districts. Location Au lies opposite the Altstadt of the city on the easterly plain tract of the Isar. Haidhausen is above Au on the Isar's uplands. Au-Haidhausen borders Bogenhausen to the north, Berg am Laim to the east, Obergiesing to the south, level with the flow of the Isar at Untergiesing, ending in the west at the river. History and description Au and Haidhausen used to be hostel areas for trade workers and day labourers outside of the medieval town walls of Munich. Both formerly independent municipalities were incorporated into the City of Munich on 1 October 1854 and developed into suburbs during the Gründerzeit. Many breweries were located on the high banks of the Isar, thus right on the edge of the terrace. These were good locations for deep natural water sources and beer cellars; for this reason, the name "Keller" ( ... [...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] |
Moosach (Munich)
Moosach is the 10th northwestern district of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is sectioned in the urban districts Hartmannshofen, Pressestadt and Borstei. It is surrounded by: Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (north), Milbertshofen-Am Hart (east), Neuhausen-Nymphenburg (south), Pasing-Obermenzing (southwest) and Allach-Untermenzing (west). It has a history of 4000 years of human settlement. History and structure An almost uninterrupted chain of prehistoric finds suggests a continuous settlement from 4000 years up to the younger Stone Age. Moosach is thus one of the oldest places around and in Munich. The first documentary mention dates from 4 June 807, and the first church St. Martin was built before 1315. Around 1700 the Röth lime tree, Munich's oldest tree, was planted. In 1717 Elector Max Emanuel built the Fasanerie, originally a forester's lodge for raising pheasants, today a beer garden with 1500 seats in the self-service area and another 200 seats in the serviced area. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
Neuhausen (Central Bavarian: ''Neihausn'') and Nymphenburg are boroughs of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. They had been merged into the borough 09 - Neuhausen-Nymphenburg (german: Stadtbezirk 09) in 1992. For further information on the Munich boroughs, see: Boroughs of Munich Since the administrative reform in 1992, Munich (german: München) is divided into 25 boroughs or ''Stadtbezirke'': References ''Source:'muenchen.de {{Munich-stub * .... Location Nymphenburg borders in the north-west on Obermenzing, in the southwest on Pasing in the north on Moosach and in the southeast on Neuhausen. The borough 09 ranges from the Mars-field at the inner edge of town to the Nymphenburg Palace in the west and extends from the Olympic Park over the villa colony in Gern to the railway tracks. History and description Neuhausen is a very quiet and calm residential area. It counts as one of the most exclusive and expensive boroughs in Munich. Typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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