Munich

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Coat of arms Map
Coat of Arms, Munich Munich in Germany
Frauenkirche and Town Hall
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Frauenkirche and Town Hall

Munich (German: München) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of 1,305,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 2.6 million people in it. It is one of the most important center for economy in Germany.

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[edit] People of Munich

About 23% of the people living in the city are foreigners. Most of these came from Turkey, Croatia, Serbia and Greece. About 60% of the people in Munich are Catholic, about 20% are Protestant, and about 7% belong to other religious groups. The other 13% gave no

[edit] History

1158 - The settlement was founded as Munichen by Henry the Lion
1255 - Residence of Upper Bavaria.
1806 - Munich became the capital of the Bavarian monarchy
1923 - Beer Hall Putsch of the Nazis
1939-45 - 45% was destroyed in World War II
1972 - Olympic games (Summer)

[edit] Sights and attractions

Hofgarten
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Hofgarten
Monopteros
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Monopteros
Glyptothek
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Glyptothek
  • English Garden (Englischer Garten)
  • Deutsches Museum (Science Museum)
  • Oktoberfest
  • Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady)
  • Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower, a radio and TV broadcasting station)
  • Bavaria statue

[edit] Transportations

[edit] Airport

Munich Airport - Franz Joseph Strauss (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM)

[edit] Public Transportation

Public transport network
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Public transport network

Munich has one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. There are subways, suburban trains, trams and buses. There might be built a Transrapid from the city center to the airport.

[edit] Sports clubs

  • Bayern Munich
  • TSV 1860 Munich
  • SpVgg Unterhaching (not really a club from Munich as Unterhaching is a rural town of its own)
  • Munich Irish Rovers FC
  • EHC Munich - Local professional hockey club.

[edit] Colleges and universities

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Munich University of Applied Sciences


[edit] Sister cities

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