Manching is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Pfaffenhofen

Pfaffenhofen (district)

Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Eichstätt, Kelheim, Freising, Dachau and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, and the city of Ingolstadt.-History:...

, in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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. It is situated on the river Paar

Paar

The Paar is a river in Germany and a right tributary of the Danube. For several tens of kilometers it flows parallel to the Lech, at only a few km distance. Near Augsburg, the Paar leaves the Lech valley and turns north-east towards Ingolstadt. It flows into the Danube near Vohburg...

, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt

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. In the late Iron Age

Iron Age

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, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching

Oppidum of Manching

The Oppidum of Manching was a large Celtic proto-urban or city-like settlement at modern-day Manching , Bavaria . The settlement was founded in the 3rd century BC and existed until c. 50-30 BC. It reached its largest extent during the late La Tène period , when it had a size of 380 hectares...

, on the location of present-day Manching.

Cassidian (former Military Air Systems

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 department of EADS

EADS

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) has its headquarters here at Manching Airport.

The Barthelmarkt

Barthelmarkt

The Barthelmarkt is an annual fair and beer festival in Manching near Ingolstadt, Germany. It is held every year on the last weekend of August....

, a well-known beer festival

Beer festival

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 in the area, takes place in the district of Oberstimm on the last weekend of August every year.