Munich is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It borders (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Dachau

Dachau (district)

Dachau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.- History :The district was established in 1952...

, Freising

Freising (district)

Freising is a district in Bavaria, Germany. Following a recent ranking of the German magazine FOCUS MONEY comparing all German districts it is number one concerning economic growth abilities. It is bounded by the districts of Kelheim, Landshut, Erding, Munich, Dachau and Pfaffenhofen.The district...

, Erding

Erding (district)

Erding is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Landshut, Mühldorf, Ebersberg, Munich and Freising.-History:...

, Ebersberg

Ebersberg (district)

Ebersberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich.-History:...

, Rosenheim

Rosenheim (district)

Rosenheim is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are, clockwise from the west, Miesbach, Munich, Ebersberg, Mühldorf, and Traunstein, with the Austrian province Tirol across the southern border....

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Miesbach (district)

Miesbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.-History:...

, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by Austria and the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim-Schongau, Starnberg, Munich and Miesbach.- History :...

, Starnberg

Starnberg (district)

Starnberg is a Kreis in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg....

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Fürstenfeldbruck (district)

Fürstenfeldbruck is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Munich and the districts of Munich, Starnberg, Landsberg, Aichach-Friedberg and Dachau.-History:...

, and surrounds district-free city Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 itself, which is the district seat.

History

The history of the region is connected to the city of Munich.

The district was established in 1852 and underwent several changes due to the ongoing incorporation of municipalities into the city of Munich. In 1972 the constant shrinking of the district was compensated by adding nine municipalities from the former district of Wolfratshausen.

Geography

The district is located in the east and the south of the city Munich, mostly covering the moraine

Moraine

A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...

 plain around Munich. In the south of the district the foothills of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 start, which also contain the highest elevation of the district, two hills 703 m above sea level in the municipality Schäftlarn. The lowest elevation with 471 m is near Unterschleißheim in the north of the district. The main river is the Isar

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

, which also flows through the city of Munich.

Coat of arms

The left half of the coat of arms show the Bavarian blue-and-white lozenge symbols. The black and gold (mostly simplified to yellow) colors in the right half are the colors of the city Munich. On top is a wavy line, which symbolizes the river Isar.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Garching Garching bei München Garching bei München or Garching is a city in Bavaria, Germany near Munich. It is the home of several research institutes and university departments. It became a city on 14 September 1990.-Location:... Unterschleißheim Unterschleißheim Unterschleißheim is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 10 km north of the city limits of Munich, and has a population of 27,106 .-History:...	Aschheim Aschheim Aschheim is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.Aschheim is the location of BMW's test track which the manufacturer opened in 1972.... Aying Aying Aying is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria, Germany. It is known for the Ayinger Brewery.... Baierbrunn Baierbrunn Baierbrunn is a municipality in the district of Munich in the south-German state Bavaria.... Brunnthal Brunnthal Brunnthal is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.... Feldkirchen Feldkirchen, Upper Bavaria Feldkirchen is a municipality in the district of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is located 10 km eastern from Munich and has 5,987 inhabitants. It was first mentioned in an 853 document.... Gräfelfing Gräfelfing Gräfelfing is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 1 km west of Munich .The name "Gräfelfing" first appears as "Grevolvinga", which as per one hypothesis could possibly name a tribe leader named "grey wolf" .Gräfelfing is ranked on the 5th... Grasbrunn Grasbrunn Grasbrunn is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.-References:... Grünwald Grünwald, Bavaria Grünwald is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar, 12 km southwest of Munich... Haar Haar, Bavaria Haar is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 12 km east of Munich . As of 2005 it has a population of some 20'000.It is home to the Haar Disciples, a team in the first division of German's Baseball Bundesliga.... Hohenbrunn Hohenbrunn Hohenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria, Germany.It is located in the southeast of Munich, occupying an area of 16.82 km². It connects to the Bundesautobahn 99 with its own exit, BAS Hohenbrunn. As of 31 December 2006, the population was 8,749.-History:Early... Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn is a station on the Munich S-Bahn network. It is located in the community of Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, south-east of Munich. It has two side-platforms with a large distance between the tracks. It is serviced by the S7 line in a twenty minute rhythm... Ismaning Ismaning Ismaning is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located near Munich. In 2006 it had 14,638 inhabitants. Near Ismaning there is a large broadcasting facility called Transmitter Ismaning.... Kirchheim Kirchheim bei München Kirchheim bei München is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 14 km east of Munich . As of 2006 it has a population of 12,205.-References:... Neubiberg Neubiberg Neubiberg is a municipality south-east of Munich, Germany, founded in 1912. It used to have an airport that was used as a Luftwaffe-base in the Third Reich and after the war as an U.S. airbase and in the following years as the German Air Force officer school. Today the largest part of the area is...	Neuried Neuried, Bavaria Neuried is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.... Oberhaching Oberhaching Oberhaching is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, with 13,100 inhabitants on an area of 26.6 km². It is located some 15 km south of Munich city center and looks back at a 1,250 year history.... Oberschleißheim Oberschleißheim Oberschleißheim is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 13 km north of Munich . As of 2005 it had a population of 11,467.... Ottobrunn Ottobrunn Ottobrunn is a municipality southeast of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1955. Ottobrunn consists of mainly semi-detached and detached houses, and lots of gardens... Planegg Planegg Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich .... Pullach Pullach Pullach, officially Pullach i. Isartal, is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany. It is serviced by the S 7 line of the Munich S-Bahn, at the Großhesselohe Isartalbahnhof, Pullach and Höllriegelskreuth railway stations.... Putzbrunn Putzbrunn Putzbrunn is a town in the district of Munich, Bavaria in Germany.-References:... Sauerlach Sauerlach Sauerlach is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.... Schäftlarn Schäftlarn Schäftlarn is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.-References:... Straßlach-Dingharting Straßlach-Dingharting Straßlach-Dingharting is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.-References:... Taufkirchen Taufkirchen (bei München) Taufkichen is a small community south of Munich, southern Germany.The Realschule is named after Walter Klingenbeck. In general, the German location of EADS is considered to be in the neighbouring community Ottobrunn, but most of the ground area actually belongs to Taufkirchen.-External links:* * *... Unterföhring Unterföhring Unterföhring is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district Munich.-History:Before the establishment of Munich around 1158, an important crossing existed over the River Isar, the Föhringer Bridge. Unterföhring was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1180 as an independent place... Unterhaching Unterhaching Unterhaching is the second largest municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria, Germany.-History:Based upon the discovery of graves, the settlement of the Haching Valley can be traced back as far as 1100 B.C...

Government

The district is administered by the Landratsamt München and politically led by the Kreistag.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Regional news portal for the Landkreis München (German)