Sendling-Westpark is the 7th borough of

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Location

Sendling-Westpark is located south west of

and expands into the North/South extension from the 8th borough

Schwanthalerhöhe Schwanthalerhöhe (Central Bavarian: ''Schwanthalahäh''), also called Westend, is a borough of Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. Wi ...

as far as Obersendling (

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 riv ...

). The eastern border contains the

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...

line to

Wolfratshausen Wolfratshausen () is a town of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, located in Bavaria, Germany. The town had a population of 19,033 as of 31 December 2019. History The first mention of "Wolveradeshusun" appears in documents from the year ...

, which connects borough 6

Sendling Sendling is a borough of Munich. It is located south-west of the city centre and spans the city boroughs Sendling and Sendling-Westpark. Sendling is subdivided into Obersendling, Mittersendling and Untersendling. Untersendling and Mittersendl ...

. ''Fürstenriederstrasse'' and ''Westendstrasse'' form the border in the west, beyond which lie boroughs 20

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'' ...

and 25

Laim Laim (Central Bavarian: ''Loam'') is a district of Munich, Germany, forming the 25th borough of the city. Inhabitants: c. 49.000 (2005) History Originally its own independent locality, Laim was in existence before Munich. It was first documented ...

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 A stand-alone house (also called a single-detached dwelling, detached residence or detached house) is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home, as opposed to a multi-family residential dwelli ...

and

semi-detached house A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single family duplex dwelling house that shares one common wall with the next house. The name distinguishes this style of house from detached houses, with no shared walls, and terraced house ...

s 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. Josef'' ("St Josef Home for the Elderly"), the ''Lebenshilfe Werkstatt für Behinderte'' ("Workshop for Disabled People"), the ''Integrationszentrum für Cerebralparesen'' ("Integration Centre for Cerebral Palsy") the ''Bayerische Landesschule für Gehörlose'' ("Bavarian State School for the Deaf"), the headquarters of the

ADAC ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (), is Europe's largest motoring association. ADAC is the largest club (Verein) in Germany with around 21 million members. It would be more aptly described today as an individual mo ...

and TÜV. The Construction and metalworking industry employs a large portion of people in the borough as well. Several important motorways pass through the borough, notably the A 96 (Munich-

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Ge ...

) and A 95 (Munich-

Garmisch Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...

)

Autobahn The (; German plural ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official German term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'. ...

en which connect to the " Mittlerer Ring", Munich's inner city ring road system. This has brought about concerns over the volume of traffic and environmental issues. The borough's face was altered by extensive construction and landscaping work for the 1983 IGA display Westpark, complete with provisions for open air cinema, theatre and concerts, culinary delights, a

Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...

, play areas and other amenities. Located in the north of the Westpark is the ''

Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, also known by its sponsorship name of Audi Dome, is an indoor arena located in Sendling-Westpark, Munich, Germany. It was initially named after the president of the Bavarian State Sport Association. The 6,700-seat hall open ...

'' (Rudi Sedlmayer Hall) where cultural and sporting events previously took place. The hall is currently the home venue of the FC Bayern Munich Basketball club and has been rebranded as Audi Dome.

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(Each case as of 31 December, inhabitants with principal residence.)

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