Germering (

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: ''Geamaring'') is a

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of approximately 40,500 within the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in

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. It is directly adjacent to the city of

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and borders it to the west.

History

The area of Germering has an old history attested by findings of burial mounds of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age, as well as a "villa rustica" (as in nearby Leutstetten) built by the Romans. There was a trade route through the city with numerous brick kilns. After their discovery a glass roof was erected over one (near the Nebelerstrasse) so one can still view it. Germering was first reliably mentioned about 859-864 A.D. In those days it was still known as ''Kermeringon'', but apparently it was formerly mentioned under the name ''Germana vel admonte''. Unterpfaffenhofen, the south-west part of Germering, was first named in a charter dated 1190, but both villages remained small and rural until they experienced several significant increases in population during the 20th century. During

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, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town. In 1978, the two independent towns Unterpfaffenhofen and Germering were merged to form present-day Germering. The new city coat of arms was created in 1981 by Karl Haas, who incorporated the coats of arms of both former boroughs. File:Germering Augsburger Str Kirche St Martin 002 201504 025.JPG, Germering St Martin church File:Germering-Streiflach 004 201506 101.JPG, Germering-Streiflach former grange File:Germeringer See.jpg, Germering lake

Honorary citizens

* Claudia Hengst (born 1969), well-known disabled sportswoman and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympics, world and European champion, honorary citizen since 2001 *

Robert Huber Robert Huber (; born 20 February 1937) is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate. known for his work crystallizing an intramembrane protein important in photosynthesis and subsequently applying X-ray crystallography to elucidate the protein's st ...

(born 1937), residing in Germering, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 and was appointed honorary citizen in the same year

Notable people

Peter Brugger Sportfreunde Stiller () is a German indie rock band from Germering near Munich, Bavaria. History The band was founded by Peter Brugger (guitar, vocals), Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), and Andi Erhard (bass). They initially wanted to name themsel ...

(born 1972), singer and guitarist, member of the

Sportfreunde Stiller Sportfreunde Stiller () is a German indie rock band from Germering near Munich, Bavaria. History The band was founded by Peter Brugger (guitar, vocals), Florian "Flo" Weber (drums), and Andi Erhard (bass). They initially wanted to name themsel ...

Lena Dürr Lena Dürr (born 4 August 1991) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. Born in Munich, and raised in nearby Germering, Dürr made her World Cup debut in February 2008. She has two World Cup wins; the first was a ...

, alpine skier, grew up in Germering * (born 1963), actor (including ''Lindenstrasse'' and ''The Great Bellheim'') *

Carl Spitzweg Carl Spitzweg (February 5, 1808 – September 23, 1885) was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. Life and career Spitzweg was born in U ...

(1808–1885), Biedermeier-era artist, born in the town-district Unterpfaffenhofen

Personalities who have worked on the ground

Gus Backus Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer. He started his career as a member of The Del-Vikings and later became a successful Schlager singer in Germany. Life and career Backus was born on Lo ...

(1937–2019) American singer, lived in Germering until his death *

Heinz Braun Heinz Braun (12 January 1938, Munich – 21 February 1986, Munich) was a German autodidact painter and occasional actor. Personal life Braun was born into a modest background. His mother was a tailor and his father a taxi driver. After completi ...

(1938–1986), painter, lived in Germering * John Christopher Howland (1928–2013), singer, actor and entertainer, lived in Germering (Harthaus) *

Siegfried Lowitz Siegfried Lowitz (22 September 1914 – 27 June 1999) was a German actor. Born in Berlin, he played the Hauptkommissar ''Erwin Köster'' in the German television drama '' Der Alte''. Prior to his tenure as Hauptkommissar, he played a killer ...

(1914–1999), actor, lived in Germering *

Harry Thumann Harry Thumann (28 February 1952 – 2001) was a Germans, German electronic music, electronic composer, record producer and audio engineering, sound engineer. He designed and built groundbreaking synthesizers and studio equipment from the early 196 ...

(1952-2001), synthesizer composer, founded his Country Lane Studios in Germering in 1973, and owned it until 1983. *

Erhard Wunderlich Erhard "Sepp" Wunderlich (14 December 1956 – 4 October 2012) was a German handball player. Wunderlich was born in Augsburg. As a member of the West German handball team, he won the 1978 World Men's Handball Championship and the silver medal a ...

(1956–2012), handball player, silver medal winner at the Summer olympics 1984, lived in Germering

References

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