Munich

**Munich** ( ;  ;  ) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of around 1,500,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 3 million people in it; whereas the metropolitan region has 6.2 million people (as of 2022). It is one of the most important centres of the economy in Germany. It has an oceanic climate (_Cfb_ in the Köppen climate classification).

## People

The official population of Munich city proper at 310.43 km<sup>2</sup> was 1,368,840 people with their main home there on 31st January 2009. Around 176,000 inhabitants with second homes also live inside the city limits but they are not calculated in this official census. According to some estimates that population counts around 200,000 people. The fast growing Munich urban area has 2,667,000 inhabitants (2008 estimate). Munich city with all suburb<nowiki/>s -  12,000 km<sup>2</sup> had 4,700,000 inhabitants. The Munich metropolitan region that covers 27,700 km<sup>2</sup> and includes Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Rosenheim and Landsberg has around 6,000,000 inhabitants. Munich is the 12th largest city in EU by population within the city limits and the 14th largest urban area in Europe. Its metropolitan area ranks among the  largest metro areas in Europe. As of December 2008, 47.3% of Munich's residents belonged to no religious group, 38.3% are Roman Catholic, 14.0% are Lutheran Protestants and 0.3% are Jewish. There is also a small Old Catholic parish and an Episcopal Church.

## History

- 1158: The settlement was founded as Munichen by Henry the Lion.
- 1255: the Duchy of Bavaria was split in two.  Munich the dukes of Upper Bavaria lived in Munich.
- 1806: Munich became the capital of the  Kingdom of Bavaria.
- 1923: Beer Hall Putsch of the Nazis
- 1939-45: 45% of the city was destroyed in World War II.
- 1972: 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1980: Oktoberfest bombing
- 2016: 2016 Munich shooting

## Economy

Munich has the strongest economy of any German city. They have the lowest unemployment rate (5.6%) of any German city with more than a million people.

Munich is the largest publishing city in Europe. It is home to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's largest daily newspapers. Munich is also home to Germany's largest public broadcasting network, ARD, and its largest commercial network, Pro7-Sat1 Media AG. The headquarters of the German branch of Random House, the world's largest publishing house, is in Munich.

The Bavaria Film Studios are in the suburb of Grünwald. They are one of Europe's biggest and most famous movie production studios.

Lufthansa has opened a second hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport. It is the second-largest airport in Germany, after Frankfurt International Airport.

## Sights and attractions

- 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

### Airport

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

### Public transportation

Munich has one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. There are subways, suburban trains, trams and buses.

## Sports

Munich is the most successful city in Bundesliga history. FC Bayern Munich have won 20 national championship along with 13 DFB Cups, 5 UEFA Champions League/European Championship, 1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup for 39 trophies.

Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics. They were one of the host cities for the 2006 Football World Cup. Munich bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang. In September 2011 the DOSB President Thomas Bach said that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.

### 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

## Colleges and universities

Munich's universities are known for their high ranking in Germany.
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Technical University of Munich
- Munich University of Applied Sciences

## Sister cities

- Bordeaux (France), since 1964
- Cincinnati (US), since 1989
- Edinburgh (Scotland), since 1954
- Harare (Zimbabwe), since 1996
- Kyiv (Ukraine), since 1989
- Sapporo (Japan), since 1972
- Verona (Italy), since 1960

## Beers

- Augustiner Bräu
- Hacker-Pschorr
- Hofbräu
- Löwenbräu
- Paulaner
- Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

## Other websites

- stadt.muenchen.de/rathaus – German page
- Munich travel guide

## Infobox (german location)

- **imagesize**: 300px
- **bürgermeistertitel**: Oberbürgermeister
- **gemeindeschlüssel**: 09 1 62 000
- **pop urban**: 2606021
- **pop metro**: 5,991,144
- **name**: Munich
- **german name**:

- **type**: City
- **image coa**: DEU München COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Munich (striped).svg
- **state**: Bavaria
- **region**: Upper Bavaria
- **district**: urban
- **elevation**: 520
- **area**: 310.71
- **population**: 100001
- **postal code**: 80331–81929
- **area code**: 089
- **licence**: M
- **website**: [https://stadt.muenchen.de/rathaus.html stadt.muenchen.de]
- **mayor**: Dieter Reiter
- **leader term**: 2020–26
- **party**: SPD
- **ruling party1**: Green
- **ruling party2**: SPD
- **year of first mention**: 1158