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Munich

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{{otheruses}} Image:Muc.jpg Bavarian Alps.html" title="Meaning of thumb thumb|310px|Munich and the [[Bavarian Alps|right.html" title="Meaning of 310px|Munich and the [[Bavarian Alps">thumb|310px|Munich and the [[Bavarian Alps|right">310px|Munich and the [[Bavarian Alps">thumb|310px|Munich and the [[Bavarian Alps|right {{Infobox Town DE| name = Munich| name_local = MÃ¼nchen| image_coa = Muenchen_Kleines_Stadtwappen.svg| image_map = Karte muenchen in deutschland.png| state = Bavaria | regbzk = Upper Bavaria| district = List of German urban districts urban district| population = 1,280,982| population_as_of = 2005| pop_dens = 4,126| area = 310.46| elevation = 519| lat_deg = 48| lat_min = 08| lat_hem = N| lon_deg = 11| lon_min = 34| lon_hem = E| postal_code = 80000â€“81929 | area_code = 089| licence = M| mayor = Christian Ude (SPD)| website = [http://www.muenchen.de/ muenchen.de]| }} '''Munich''' (German language German: ''MÃ¼nchen'', (International Phonetic Alphabet pronounced {{IPA|[ˈmʏnÃ§É™n]}} Image:Ltspkr.png 10px Media:Munich pronunciation in German.ogg listen) is the largest city and capital of the States of Germany German Federal State of Bavaria. Munich is Germany's third largest city and one of Europe's most prosperous cities. The city has a population of about 1.3 million (as of 2005) and the Munich metropolitan area is home to around 3 million people. The city is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. The city's motto was "Die Weltstadt mit Herz" (The world city with a heart) for a long time and has been recently replaced by "MÃ¼nchen mag Dich" (Munich likes you). The figure on Munich's coat-of-arms is a monk referred to as the MÃ¼nchner Kindl, the ''child of Munich''.

History

Origin
The city was founded next to an already existing settlement of monks ''Munichen'' (Latin ''Monacum, Monachium'') by the Welf Henry the Lion, Duke of Duchy of Saxony Saxony and Bavaria. The village grew around St.Peter church next to a bridge, that Henry initially built over the river 'Isar'. To force traders to use his bridge (and, of course charge them for doing so) he destroyed a nearby bridge owned by bishop Otto von Freising (Freising). Therefore the bishop and Henry quarreled about the city before the emperor at a ''Reichstag (institution) Imperial Diet'' held in Augsburg in 1158. Henry's spoliation was finally sanctioned with a yearly compensation for the bishop, Munich's trading-and currency rights were confirmed by Emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.

Middle Ages
Almost two decades later in 1175 Munich was granted city status and fortified. In 1180, with the trial of Henry the Lion, Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria and Munich was handed over to the bishop of Freising. Otto's heirs, the Wittelsbach dynasty would rule Bavaria until 1918. In 1240 Munich itself was transferred to Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II Wittelsbach and in 1255, when the dukedom of Bavaria was split in two, Munich became the ducal residence of Upper Bavaria. Duke Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV was elected German king in 1314 and crowned as Holy Roman Emperor in 1328, Munich was his residence. He strengthened her position by granting the city the salt monopoly, thus assuring her of additional income. In 1327 most of the city was destroyed by a fire but was rebuilt, extended and protected with a new fortification some years later. Since the citizenry several times revolted against the dukes a new Residenz, Munich castle was built close to the fortification from 1385 onwards. In the late 15th century Munich went to a time of revival of gothic_art gothic arts, the Old Town Hall was enlarged and a new Munich Frauenkirche Frauenkirche constructed from 1468 onwards within only twenty years, the cathedral has become a symbol for the city with its two brick onion topped towers.

Capital of the reunited duchy of Bavaria
When Bavaria was reunited in 1506 Munich became capital of the whole of Bavaria. The arts and the policy were more and more dominated by the court. During the 16th century Munich was a center of German counter reformation but also of renaissance arts. Duke William V, Duke of Bavaria Wilhelm V created the HofbrÃ¤uhaus for brewing brown beer in 1589. In 1623 during the Thirty Years' War Munich became electoral residence when Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria was invested with the electoral dignity but in 1632 the city was occupied by Gustavus Adolphus Gustav II Adolph of Sweden. When the bubonic plague broke out in 1634 and 1635 about one third of the population died. After the war was ended Munich became quickly a center of baroque life. Image:Theatiner Kirche Muenchen.jpg Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen) thumb|The baroque [[Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen)|Theatinerkirche on Odeonsplatz in the historic city centre.html" title="Meaning of Theatinerkirche.html" title="Meaning of thumb|The baroque [[Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen)|Theatinerkirche">thumb|The baroque [[Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen)|Theatinerkirche on Odeonsplatz in the historic city centre">Theatinerkirche.html" title="Meaning of thumb|The baroque [[Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen)|Theatinerkirche">thumb|The baroque [[Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen)|Theatinerkirche on Odeonsplatz in the historic city centre In 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession it was under the control of the Habsburg family for some years since Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria made a pact with France. The occupation was leading to bloody uprisings of the people against the Austrian imperial troops. The coronation of his son elector Charles Albert as Emperor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor Karl VII in 1742 led to another Habsburg occupation. The city's first academic institution, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1759 by Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian III Joseph. From 1789 onwards, when the old medieval fortification was demolished, the Englischer Garten (Munich) English Garden was arranged, it is one of the world's largest urban public parks. By that time, the city was growing very quickly and was one of the largest cities in continental Europe.

Capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria
In 1806, it became the capital of the new Kingdom of Bavaria, with the state's parliament (the ''Landtag)'' and the new archdiocese of Munich and Freising being located in the city. Twenty years later Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich Landshut University was moved to Munich. Image:Glyptothek in MÃ¼nchen.jpg Glyptothek.html" title="Meaning of thumb thumb|The [[Glyptothek on KÃ¶nigsplatz.html" title="Meaning of The [[Glyptothek">thumb|The [[Glyptothek on KÃ¶nigsplatz">The [[Glyptothek">thumb|The [[Glyptothek on KÃ¶nigsplatz Many of the city's finest buildings belong to this period and were built under the reign of the king Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig I. These neoclassical buildings include the ''Ruhmeshalle'' with the "Bavaria" statue by Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler and those on the magnificent ''LudwigstraÃŸe'' and the ''KÃ¶nigsplatz'', built by the architects Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von GÃ¤rtner. Under king Maximilian II of Bavaria Max II the ''MaximilianstraÃŸe'' was constructed in Perpendicular Period Perpendicular style. In 1839 the first railway line and in 1876 the tram were opened. The Technical University of Munich was founded in 1868. In 1882 electric lighting was introduced to the country Munich, and the city hosted Germany's first exhibition of electricity, and in 1930 the first ever electrical television was showcased at the Deutsches Museum (founded in 1903) in Munich on Isar River. Inventors like Alois Senefelder, Joseph von Fraunhofer, Justus von Liebig, Carl von Linde and Rudolf Diesel worked in Munich and the young Albert Einstein attended the Luitpold Gymnasium. In 1901 the Hellabrunn Zoo opened in the city. The decades before World War I were a period of economic and cultural rising. Munich, especially Schwabing became the domicile of many artists and writers. Thomas Mann wrote about this period "Munich shone". Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group of expressionist artists established in Munich in 1911.

World War I and revolution
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, life in Munich became very difficult. In 1916 during air raids, three French bombs fall on Munich. Because of an Allied blockade of Germany, food and fuel began to run out. After World War I, the city was at the center of much unrest. In November 1918 on the eve of revolution, Ludwig III of Bavaria Ludwig III and his family fled Munich. After the murder of the first republican List of Premiers of Bavaria premier of Bavaria Kurt Eisner in February 1919 Communists took power establishing the Bavarian Soviet Republic (MÃ¼nchner RÃ¤terepublik) which was put down already on May 3 1919 by the militarist Freikorps, many of whom were later drawn to Adolf Hitler and Nazism National Socialism.

Nazi Regime and World War II
Already in 1923 Hitler and his supporters, who then were concentrated in Munich, staged the Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic and seize power. But the revolt failed, resulting in Hitler's arrest and the temporary crippling of the Nazi Party, which was virtually unknown outside Munich. However, the city would once again become a Nazi stronghold when they took power in Germany in 1933. Because of its importance to the rise of Nazism, the Nazis called it ''Hauptstadt der Bewegung'' ("capital of the movement"). The NSDAP headquarters were in Munich and many ''FÃ¼hrerbauten'' ("''FÃ¼hrer''-buildings") were built around the KÃ¶nigsplatz, some of which have survived to this day. In 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed in the city, ceding the mostly German speaking Sudetenland, previously a part of Czechoslovakia since the end of WWI, to Germany. It was signed by representatives of Germany, Italy, France and United Kingdom Britain. One year later, in 1939, Georg Elser failed with his attempt to assassinate Hitler while the latter was giving his annual speech to commemorate the Beer Hall Putsch in the BÃ¼rgerbrÃ¤ukeller in Munich. Munich was the city where the White Rose (German: ''Die WeiÃŸe Rose''), a group of students that formed a resistance movement from June 1942 to February 1943, was based. The core members were arrested following a distribution of leaflets in Munich University by Hans and Sophie Scholl. The city was very heavily damaged by allied bombing during World War II, the city was hit by 71 air raids over a period of five years.

Postwar Munich
After United States American occupation in 1945, Munich was completely rebuilt following a meticulous and, by comparison to other war-ravaged German cities, a rather conservative plan which preserved its pre-war street grid. Image:MucOlympiaPark.jpg Munich.html" title="Meaning of thumb thumb|240px|[[Munich's ''Olympiapark'' from [http://www.bigfoto.com bigfoto] .html" title="Meaning of 240px|thumb|240px|[[Munich's ''Olympiapark'' from [http://www.bigfoto.com bigfoto] ">240px|[[Munich">thumb|240px|[[Munich's ''Olympiapark'' from [http://www.bigfoto.com bigfoto] Munich was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympics, during which Israeli athletes were assassinated by Palestinian terrorism terrorists (see Munich massacre), where terrorist gunmen from the Palestinian "Black September (group) Black September" group took hostage members of the Israeli Olympic team. A rescue attempt by the West Germany West German government was unsuccessful and resulted in the deaths of the Israeli hostages, five of the terrorists, and one German police officer. Several games of the Football World Cup 1974 1974 World Cup were also held in the city. It was the stage of the German triumph against the Netherlands in a legendary final. In 2006 it will again be host to several games, including the opening match of the next FIFA Football_World_Cup_2006 2006 World Cup. In 1992 Munichâ€™s new Munich International Airport airport was inaugurated and the inauguration of the Neue Messe, the new exhibition centre on the site of the former airport of Riem, took place in 1998. The current Roman Catholic Pope Pope Benedict XVI Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising on June 29, 1951. Ratzinger served as Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982.

Main Sights and Culture
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Marienplatz und Stachus
Center of the city is the ''Marienplatz'' (named after the MariensÃ¤ule, a Marian column in its centre) with the Old and the New Townhall, its tower contains as attraction the ''Rathaus-Glockenspiel'', an ornate clock with almost life-sized moving figures that show scenes from a medieval jousting tournament as well as a performance of the famous "SchÃ¤fflertanz" (roughly translated "Barrel-makers' dance"). Three gates of the demolished medieval fortification have survived until today, the ''Isartor'', the ''Sendlinger Tor'' and finally the ''Karlstor'' at Stachus, a grand square dominated by the ''Palace of Justice''.

The churches
The ''Peterskirche (MÃ¼nchen) Peterskirche'' close to Marienplatz is the oldest church of the inner city, founded already in the romanesque period. Around this church Munich grew already as a settlements of monks before the city was officially founded in 1958. The ''Munich Frauenkirche Frauenkirche'' ("Dom zu unserer Lieben Frau" - Cathedral of Our Lady) is the most famous building in the city center. This is Munich's central cathedral and is famous for the brass onion dome onion domes that top the twin towers. The domes were added in the 16th century not matching the gothic_architecture gothic style of the building and thus giving it a somewhat peculiar style-mix. The original design asked for pointed towers like the dome of Cologne but those where never built for lack of money. At first glance the two towers appear to be the same height but in actual fact one is slightly taller than the other. Unlike most buildings in Munich's old town, the towers of the Frauenkirche (but not the church itself) survived the war intact, making them more than 500 years old. The Frauenkirche's towers (99 meters or 325 feet) are also the measurement for a new rule which limits the height of new buildings to the same height in the city. This rule was passed in November 2004 by the people of Munich in a referendum organized by Georg Kronawitter, a former SPD mayor, against the will of the political parties in the city's parliament ("Stadtrat") who feared that it would harm the city's attractiveness to investors. Image:MÃ¼nchen Hofgartentempel.jpg Residenz, Munich thumb|Hofgarten nearby the [[Residenz, Munich|Residenz .html" title="Meaning of Residenz.html" title="Meaning of thumb|Hofgarten nearby the [[Residenz, Munich|Residenz">thumb|Hofgarten nearby the [[Residenz, Munich|Residenz ">Residenz.html" title="Meaning of thumb|Hofgarten nearby the [[Residenz, Munich|Residenz">thumb|Hofgarten nearby the [[Residenz, Munich|Residenz The ''Michaelskirche (MÃ¼nchen) Michaelskirche'' is the largest renaissance church north of the Alps, the ''Theatinerkirche (MÃ¼nchen) Theatinerkirche'' is a basilica in Italianate high baroque which had a major influence on Southern German baroque architecture. The ''Asamkirche (MÃ¼nchen) Asamkirche'' was endowed and built by the Brothers Cosmas Damian Asam Asam, pioneering artists of the rococo period. ''St Michael in Berg am Laim (MÃ¼nchen St Michael in Berg am Laim'' was built almost simultaneously by Johann Michael Fischer and might be the most remarkable church out of the inner city.

The palaces, royal avenues and theatres
The ''Alte Hof'', a medieval castle and first residence of the Wittelsbach dukes in Munich still exists in the inner city. With the ''Residenz, Munich Residenz'' Munich owns one of Europe's most significant interior decoration museums. The palace was built in 1385 and gradually expanded and contains also the Schatzkammer treasury and the splendid rococo ''CuvilliÃ©s Theatre''. Many operas were staged here, including the premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart's "Idomeneo" in 1781. Image:Nationaltheater Muenchen.jpg National Theatre (Munich) thumb|Munich, [[National Theatre (Munich)|National Theatre .html" title="Meaning of National Theatre.html" title="Meaning of thumb|Munich, [[National Theatre (Munich)|National Theatre">thumb|Munich, [[National Theatre (Munich)|National Theatre ">National Theatre.html" title="Meaning of thumb|Munich, [[National Theatre (Munich)|National Theatre">thumb|Munich, [[National Theatre (Munich)|National Theatre Munich citizens also enjoy a world renown neo-classical opera house, the ''National Theatre (Munich) National Theatre'' where several operas of Richard Wagner had premiere under the patronage of Ludwig II of Bavaria. This theatre is today the home of the Bavarian State Opera. The modern ''Gasteig'' Center at the river Isar houses the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The third orchestra in Munich with international importance is the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Among the baroque and neoclassical mansions which still exist in Munich is the ''Palais Holnstein'', the residence of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising. Four grand royal avenues of the 19th century with magnificent official buildings are reminders of the kingdom of Bavaria, the ''Brienner Strasse'' with the ''KÃ¶nigsplatz'' next to the Kunstareal, the neoclassical ''Ludwigstrasse'' with the Ludwig-Maximilian University, the ''Maximilianstrasse'' with the Landtag of Bavaria Parliament and finally the ''Prinzregentenstrasse'' with the Prinzregenten Theatre. Two large baroque palaces with grand parks are a reminiscence for Bavaria's monarchy as well, ''SchloÃŸ Nymphenburg'' (''Nymphenburg Palace'') and ''SchloÃŸ SchleiÃŸheim'' (''Schleissheim Palace'').

The museums
The city has several important art museums, most of which can be found in the ''Kunstareal'' as the ''Alte Pinakothek,'' the ''Neue Pinakothek,'' and the ''Pinakothek der Moderne''. Alte Pinakothek's rather monolithic structure contains a treasure trove of the works of European masters between the 14th and 18th centuries. The collection reflects the rather eclectic tastes of the Wittelsbachs over four centuries, and is sorted by schools over two sprawling floors. Major displays include Albrecht Durer`s Christ-like Self-Portrait and his Four Apostles; Peter Paul Rubens two-storey-high Judgment Day. This museum houses, in fact, one of the world`s comprehensive Rubens collections. Before World War I, Munich was also the site of the Blaue Reiter group of artists, many of whose works can be seen at the ''Lenbachhaus''. A profound collection of Greek and Roman art is provided by the ''Glyptothek'' and the ''Staatliche Antikensammlung''. The ''State Museum of Ethnology'' is the second largest in Germany of artifacts and objects from outside Europe, the ''Bavarian National Museum'' is one of Europe's major art and cultural history museums. Other famous tourist attractions include the ''Deutsches Museum'', one of the oldest and largest science museum in the world.

Modern Munich
The modern skyscrapers are all expelled outside the inner city, most of them are located in northern Munich, like the Hypohaus, the Arabella High-Rise Building, the Highlight Towers, Uptown Munich and the BMW Headquarters next to the Olympic Park.

Olympic Park and Allianz Arena
The ''Olympic Park'' with its stadium was built for the 1972 Summer Olympics which were held in Munich. The Olympic buildings are famous for their design, which was inspired by dew-covered cobwebs. Visitors can be elevated on top of the Olympic Tower (''Olympiaturm''), which is also an important radio and TV broadcasting tower. The 2006 soccer world championship 2006 World Cup, however, will not take place in the traditional ''Olympic Stadium, Munich Olympic Stadium'', but in Munich's new football stadium, the ''Allianz Arena''. Nearby the oldest church within the city borders ''Hl Kreuz'' with a romanesque fresco.

The parks
Munich is a green city with numerous parks, next to the modern Olympic Park especially the parks of Nymphenburg Palace and Schleissheim Palace are worthwhile to see. The English Garden (''Englischer Garten)'' is a garden park roughly in the center of the city that contains a nudism nudist area, jogging tracks and bridle-paths.

HofbrÃ¤uhaus and Oktoberfest
Image:Oktoberfest1.jpg Oktoberfest.html" title="Meaning of thumb thumb|left|240px|[[Oktoberfest (2003).html" title="Meaning of left|240px|thumb|left|240px|[[Oktoberfest (2003)">left|240px|[[Oktoberfest">thumb|left|240px|[[Oktoberfest (2003) The HofbrÃ¤uhaus am Platzl is a world famous beer hall in the city center. It operates also the second largest tent at the Oktoberfest, perhaps Munich's most famous attraction. It is a 2-week-long fair with many rides and several very large tents. The Oktoberfest was first held October 12, 1810 in honor of the marriage of crown prince Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities were closed with a horse race and in the following years the horse races were continued and later developed into what is now known as the Oktoberfest. Despite its name, Oktoberfest actually begins in September. It lasts two weeks and always finishes on the first Sunday in October unless the German national holiday on 3 October ("Tag der deutschen Einheit" - Day of German Unity) is a Monday or Tuesday - then the Oktoberfest still opens for these days.

Others
* Dallmayr

Around Munich
Lying on the plain of the Voralpenland, the Munich agglomeration sprawls unhindered by geography. Several smaller traditional Bavarian cities are today part of the Munich suburbia and are worth a visit when the main Munich sights are exhausted. * Dachau * Erding * FÃ¼rstenfeldbruck * Freising * Garching bei MÃ¼nchen * Starnberg

Economy
Image:BMW building munich.jpg BMW_Headquarters.html" title="Meaning of thumb thumb|200px|[[BMW Headquarters building (one of the few buildings that have been built from the top to the bottom) and the bowl shaped BMW museum.html" title="Meaning of 200px|[[BMW Headquarters">thumb|200px|[[BMW Headquarters building (one of the few buildings that have been built from the top to the bottom) and the bowl shaped BMW museum">200px|[[BMW Headquarters">thumb|200px|[[BMW Headquarters building (one of the few buildings that have been built from the top to the bottom) and the bowl shaped BMW museum Munich is one of the centers of the "new" German economy as a center for biotechnology, software and other service industry service industries. The city is home to the global headquarters of German insurance companies Allianz and Munich Re, the car manufacturer BMW, the truck manufacturer MAN AG MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, the aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines, the manufacturer of desktop-monitors NEC Corporation NEC Displays, the camera and lighting manufacturer Arri, the technology firms Siemens AG Siemens and Infineon Technologies, as well as the German headquarters of McDonald's Corporation McDonaldâ€™s and Microsoft. Lufthansa has opened a second hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport. In addition to this, Munich is home to many publishing houses, second only to New York City. The SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung, one of the largest German language daily newspapers, is published in Munich.

Lifestyle
Residents of Munich enjoy a high quality of life. Mercer HR Consulting consistently rates the city among the top 10 cities with highest quality of life worldwide. The [http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1173105 2005 survey] ranked Munich as 5th. Munich enjoys a thriving economy - principally information technology, biotechnology, and publishing. Environmental pollution is low, although currently the city is concerned about levels of fine dust in the air. The public transport is extremely efficient, although delays on the Munich S-Bahn S-Bahn (commuter train) often cause frustration during extreme winter weather. The crime rate is very low. This high quality of life and safety has caused the city to be nicknamed "Toytown" amongst some of the English-speaking residents. Nightlife is thriving. There are over 6,000 licensed establishments in the city. Cafe culture is strong in Munich, especially during the summer. There are many restaurants accommodating all preferences of cuisine. And possibly the most important free time activity during the summer: the beer gardens. There are around 20 major beer gardens with four of the most famous and popular being located in the Englischer Garten - one of the largest city parks in the world.

Nightlife in Munich
Far from being exaustive, it is possible to give 's users some good suggestions where to spend the night in Munich. The list is going to grow more and more as time passes! '''HofbrÃ¤uhaus''' is one of the oldest brewery in Munich, located in the city center near Tal. Beer is served in the typical 1 liter mug, food is traditional and it's not difficolt to start celebrating with your table's companions! '''Kultfabrik''' is a closed industrial area converted into a discos'n'pubs paradise. Every night parties are going on in one of the many clubs. Among them it is possible to cite: ''Milch und Bar'', club very known in Munich.

Politics
Munich's current mayor is ''Christian Ude'' of the Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD (Social-democratic Party of Germany). Munich has a nearly unbroken history of SPD governments since World War II. This is extraordinary because the rest of Bavaria is a conservative stronghold, with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria CSU (Christian Social Union) winning absolute majority absolute majorities among the Bavarian electorate in nearly all elections at the communal, state, and federal levels. ''See also'': List of mayors of Munich

Transportation
Image:VerkehrsnetzMÃ¼nchen2006.png thumb|300px|Public transport network Munich International Airport Franz Josef Strauss International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM) is the main airport in Munich. The airport can be reached by suburban train lines '''S1''' and '''S8'''. Munich has a large public transport system including Munich U-Bahn Subways, Munich S-Bahn Suburban trains, trams and buses. For its population, Munich has one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. The local transportation is supervised by the Munich Transport and Tariff Association ([http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/index.html MÃ¼nchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund]). From 28 May 2006 on Munich will be connected to Nuremberg via Ingolstadt by a 300 km/h high speed railway line.

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

Colleges and universities
* Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitÃ¤t MÃ¼nchen (LMU), founded in 1472 in Ingolstadt, moved to Munich in 1826 * Technical University of Munich (TUM), founded in 1868 * Munich University of Applied Sciences (FHM), founded in 1971 * UniversitÃ¤t der Bundeswehr MÃ¼nchen, founded in 1973 * Hochschule fÃ¼r Musik und Theater MÃ¼nchen, founded in 1830 * Academy of Fine Arts, Munich Akademie der Bildenden KÃ¼nste MÃ¼nchen, founded in 1808 * Hochschule fÃ¼r Fernsehen und Film , founded in 1966 * Hochschule fÃ¼r Philosophie MÃ¼nchen, founded in 1925 in Pullach, moved to Munich in 1971 * Hochschule fÃ¼r Politik MÃ¼nchen * Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule MÃ¼nchen, founded in 1971 * Munich Business School (MBS) * European School of Management and Technology (esmt) * Max Planck Institute for Physics Max Planck Institute for Physics (Werner Heisenberg Institute) * Fraunhofer Institute

Twin cities
*{{flagicon|France}} Bordeaux, since 1964 *{{flagicon|USA}} Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, since 1989 *{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Edinburgh, since 1954 *{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Harare, since 1996 *{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Kiev, since 1989 *{{flagicon|Japan}} Sapporo, since 1972 *{{flagicon|Italy}} Verona, Italy Verona, since 1960

See also
*Eurovision Song Contest 1983 *Munich Post

External links
{{commons|Munich}} * {{Wikitravel}}
- muenchen.de - The city's own website.
- Oktoberfest - official website, information in both English and German
- Lonely Planet guide to Munich
- Munich Munich attractions and places of interest
- Toytown Munich - an English language community website for Munich
- Dancing all night long: Carnival in Munich
- In Your Pocket - an English language city guide to Munich
- Munich Travel Guide insights from a local citizen
- Photos of Munich, sights, daily life, oktoberfest, etc.
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