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Mnchen
Munich
From top left to bottom:
The Munich Frauenkirche, the Nymphenburg Palace, the BMW
Headquarters, the New Town Hall, the Munich Hofgarten and the
Allianz
Arena.
Coordinates 4880N 11340E
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Urban district
City subdivisions 25 boroughs
Lord Mayor Christian Ude (SPD)
Governing parties SPD / Greens / Rosa Liste
Basic statistics
Area 310.43 km2
(119.86 sq mi)
Elevation 519 m (1703 ft)
Population 1,388,308 (31 December
2012)[1]
- Density 4,472
/km2(11,583 /sq mi)
- Urban 2,606,021
First mentioned 1158
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate M
Postal codes 8033181929
Area code 089
Website www.muenchen.de
(http://www.muenchen.de/)
MunichFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Munich(/mjunk/; German:Mnchen, pronounced[mnn]( listen),[2]
Bavarian:Minga; French:
Munich; Spanish:Mnich; Italian:Monaco di Baviera;
Portuguese:Munique; Czech:Mnichov;
Greek: ) is the capital and the largest city of the German state
of Bavaria. It is located on the
River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third
largest city in Germany, behind Berlin and
Hamburg. About 1.42 million people live within the city limits.
Munich was the host city of the 1972
Summer Olympics. Its inhabitants are sometimes calledMunichersin
English.
The city's motto is "Mnchen mag dich" (Munich loves
you).[3]Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit
Herz" (Cosmopolitan city with a heart). Its native name,Mnchen,
is derived from the Old High
GermanMunichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name
derives from the monks of the
Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted
on the city's coat of arms. Black
and goldthe colours of the Holy Roman Empirehave been the city's
official colours since the
time of Ludwig the Bavarian.
Modern Munich is a financial and publishing hub, and a
frequently top-ranked destination for
migration and expatriate location in livability rankings. Munich
achieved 4th place in frequently
quoted Mercer livability rankings in 2011[4]
and 2012.[5]
For economic and social innovation, the
city was ranked 15th globally out of 289 cities in 2010, and 5th
in Germany by the 2thinknow
Innovation Cities Index based on analysis of 162
indicators.[6]
In 2010,Monocleranked Munich as
the world's most livable city (in 2012, Munich was ranked fifth
in Monocle's ranking, yet remained
the highest ranked city in Germany).[7]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Origin as medieval town
1.2 Capital of reunited Bavaria
1.3 World War I to World War II
1.4 Postwar
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Demographics
4 Politics
5 Subdivisions
6 Architecture6.1 The inner city
6.2 The royal avenues and squares
6.3 Other boroughs
6.4 Parks
7 Sports
7.1 Football
7.2 Basketball
7.3 Hockey
7.4 Olympics
8 Culture
8.1 Language
8.2 Museums
8.3 Arts and literature
8.4 Hofbruhaus and Oktoberfest
8.5 Culinary specialities8.6 Local beers
8.7 Markets
8.8 Nightlife
8.9 Circus
9 Colleges and universities
10 Scientific research institutions
10.1 Max Planck Society
10.2 Other research institutes
11 Economy
12 Transportation
12.1 Munich International Airport
12.2 Other airports
12.3 Public transportation
12.4 Individual transportation
12.5 Cycling
13 Around Munich
14 International relations
15 Famous people
15.1 Born in Munich
15.2 Famous residents
16 References
Coordinates: 4880N 11340E
nich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich
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