Munich

Munich ([ˈ mʏnçən]? ; Bavarian: Minga) is the capital of the German State of Bavaria and with 1.388.308 inhabitants[2]  the third city of the country. Munich is a city and belongs to the most important economic and cultural centres in the Federal Republic.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Postcard of Munich at the end of the 19th centuryThe city was founded in 1158 by Duke Henry the lion, as a trading post near a monastery (Münichen). In 1253 the Bavarian Dukes who resided here.
 * 2 points of interest
 * 3 Culture
 * 3.1 Museums
 * 3.2 Sport
 * 3.3 Events
 * 3.4 Gastronomy
 * 4 city districts
 * 5 Born
 * 6 town twinning
 * 7 Photo Gallery
 * 8 external links

In the 16th century, count Willem IV and his wife Jacoba van Pools to build collections that began here. Their successors, including especially King Louis I (19th century) have these collections great extended.

In the period after the first world war, the city was the scene of political turmoil. In the battle between left and right was equally a socialist Soviet Republic, so-called, but eventually was Munich where the NSDAP by Adolf Hitler was born and large. Adolf Hitlerregularly held speeches in the beer cellars of the city. In 1923 took place under his leadership a 'putsch' place. This attempted seizure of power stranded near the Odeonsplatz. The spot is now marked by a bronze Memorial, on which the names of four Bavarian policemen killed are engraved. In the nazi period right in the same spot were the sixteen fallen soldiers honored with a Memorial. Before and during the Second World War established the NSDAP headquarters here. In Munich there are several well-known ' nazi buildings ', such as the so-called Führerbau on the Königsplatz and the former Haus der Deutschen Kunst to the East.

In 1938 took place in Munich the infamous Munich Conference, at which by nazi-Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Franceoutside presence of Czecho-Slovakia was determined that the Czech Sudetenland to Germany was assigned.

At the end of the second world war the city was bombed out of existence to a large extent. In the reconstruction after the war it was decided to restore the historic centre in former glory.

In 1972 the 17th Olympic Games took place in Munich, which were overshadowed by a Palestinian terrorist attack on the Israeli sports team. ==Points Of Interest<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == The Frauenkirche Church and the new town hall*Churches ==Culture<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Museums<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === The Alte Pinakothek*Kunstareal Munich where the most important museums of Munich are located: <p lang="en" len="14" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Other museums: The Deutsches Museum*Bayerisches Nationalmuseum ===Sports<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === The Allianz Arena, the home of FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the German Bundesliga and [http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F2.Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga] Munich has two clubs: FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich. Both teams play in the Allianz Arena (69,901 spots,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  66,000 without plots).
 * The Frauenkirche (women's Church), Munich's main church, built between 1468-1488 by Jörg von Halsbacharchitect, also called Ganghofer, with beautiful west towers. The Interior is also worth seeing. The Church is the main monument of Bavarian architecture.
 * The Asamkerk, built in 1733 by the brothers Asam.
 * The Theatinerkirche, is built between 1663-1688 with 18th-century façade.
 * The Saint Michael's Church, dating from the 16th century with several tombs.
 * Other monuments
 * The Palace, the so-called Residenz, dating from the 17th century in Classicist style.
 * The new town hall (1867-1908), with its remarkable chimes.
 * Summer castles of the Bavarian monarchs: Schloss Nymphenburg and Schloss Schleissheim.
 * Bayerische-Main
 * Alte Pinakothek
 * Neue Pinakothek
 * Pinakothek der Moderne
 * Sculpture park of the Pinakotheken München
 * Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
 * Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus
 * Glyptothek Munich
 * BMW Museum
 * Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
 * Museum Brandhorst
 * Deutsches Museum
 * Haus der Kunst
 * Jüdisches Museum
 * Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung
 * Münchner Stadtmuseum
 * Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
 * Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Munich hosted the 1972 Olympic Summer Games. These games will mostly be remembered because of the hostage drama that took place there. 9 Israeli athletes were taken hostage by a group of Palestinian terrorists. During the robbery on the athletes were 2 athletes killed. After an unsuccessful hostage liberation action came the 9 athletes all about life. ===Events<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Munich takes place annually in september on the Theresienwiese Oktoberfest place the well-known beer, the largest event in the world. The city also is often seen sporting in the publicity. This is due to the presence of the European top-class football club FC Bayern Munich.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the end of June is annually held the Munich film festival . After the Berlinale is this the major film festival of Germany. ===Gastronomy<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A sausage speciality from Munich the Weißwurst. ==City Parts<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Munich was founded in 1992 from 25 districts (Stadtbezirke): ==Born<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Town Twinning<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Bordeaux (France)
 * Verona (Italy)
 * Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
 * Sapporo (Japan)
 * Cincinnati (United States)
 * Kiev (Ukraine)
 * Harare (Zimbabwe) (frozen relationship)