LOCATION AND SEA LEVELThe city is it crossed by the river Isar south of Germany, is located near the Bavarian Alps , in the center of Europe.It has an altitude above sea level 524 m

LANGUAGEGerman is the official and primary language spoken in Munich (Germany) is one of the 23 official languages in the European Union, and one of the three working languages of the European Commission, along with English and FrenchMost German vocabulary is derived from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family significant minorities of words derived from Latin, Greek, and a smaller amount of French. German is written using the Latin alphabet. In addition to the 26 standard letters, German has three vowels with umlauts.Worldwide, German is spoken by approximately 100 million native speakers and also about 80 million non- native speakers. German is the primary language of about 90 million people in the European Union

POPULATION RATEMunich is one of the most populous of Germany just behind Berlin and Hamburg cities, in all the metropolitan area of Munich it extends over an area of 1.301km2 rate and has a population of almost two million inhabitants, of which with a population rate of 1.944 million inhabitants, of which 25 municipalities and cities and 65.5 % corresponding to the city of Munich respectively

COINWith the introduction of the euro, the German currency; German mark, step into the shade. As in most of the rest of Europe in Munich (Germany) official currency since 2002 is the Euro. Each euro is equivalent to 100 cents and be the currency in circulation within the European Union will not need to exchange money before undertaking a trip by any of the European countries. To enter Germany both euros and other foreign currencies no inconvenience or amount established

INTERESTING PLACES

Marienplatz: Munich’s central square, the City Council meets the carillon, fish pot and column Marí

Viktualienmarkt: The largest fruit and vegetable market, there is a beer garden and the market is currently the most popular gastronomic center of Germany

Deutsches Museum: Among its facilities can appreciate the best of science and technology from prehistoric times until the space age, offering turn -on exhibits on various topics such as mining, telecommunications, IT, etc.

Englischer Garten (English Garden) is one of the largest local green areas of the world

The three galleries : the Alte Pinakothek , the New and modern art , has within the various manifestations of the greatest artists of European art representatives

Siegestor ( Victory Gate ) : construidp order to commemorate a war by the Bavarians, the passage of time and destruction that Germany suffered gender that this monument is destroyed , but after reconstruction became emblem peace of the city of Munich

Hofbräuhaus brewery: is the symbol of festive and cultural environment in Munich ; perhaps the best known and typical to taste good beer town.

GastronomyBavarian cuisine is one of the most recognized in Germany because it has unique ingredients and dishes of the region . They are inevitable white sausage and beer. Many of the dishes are based on grilled meats, pasta and flour

Among the beers , typical drink of the Germans, are the Pilsen, the Dunkel and Altbier that are dark or very matured , the WeiBbier , who is white and Rauchbier , Smoky type . In story to the wines in the most typical varieties are Riesling and Silvaner , the latter prepared from white grapes , also known wines made from fruits like Apfelwein apple wine produced in southern Germany .

EVENTS / FESTIVALS• Carnival: Dance of the Market Women (Tanz der Marktfrauen) and leisure activities at the Viktualienmarkt.• February / March: Feast of strong beer (Starkbierfest), especially in the Nockherberg, cerveceríaPaulaner headquarters.• April: Spring Festival (Frühlingsfest) at the Theresienwiese.• April / May: Traditional market in Mariahilfsplatz called Auer Dult.• May: cultural and family of May in the Marienplatz Fiesta.• May: Biennale Munich, musical theater international shows held every two years since 1988.• May / June: Bladenight, night out on skates.• May / June: StustaCulum, the largest university in Germany Studentenstadt festival, the residence of the country's largest student.• June: Streetlivefestival in Leopoldstraße.• June: Festival of comics.• June / July: Tollwood in the Olympiapark.• July: Christopher Street Day, gay pride day.• July: Japanese Festival. It takes place on the third Sunday in the booth behind the House of the Arts (Haus der Kunst).• July: Auer Dult.• July: Musical Festival Bell'Arte in the courtyard of the Residenz.• August: Summer Festival in the Olympic Park.• August: Theatron Musiksommer - one month of daily concerts at Olympic Park. It's free and play two groups a day.• August: Summer Party on the Viktualienmarkt.• August: Lilalu, children and circus festival in the Olympic Park.• September: Streetlivefestival in Leopoldstraße.• September / October: Oktoberfest beer festival at Theresienwiese. It attracts visitors from around the world.• September / October: Auer Dult.• November / December: SPIELART, theater festival in Munich.• November / December: Tollwood at Theresienwiese.• December: Christmas Market

RELIGIONThe predominate faith is Catholicism, particularly in southern areas and in Lower Franconia. According to the last religious census of the German Bishops Conference,

Munich (Bavaria) is one of two states with absolute majority Catholic population (56.4% in 2007).On the other hand, the Evangelical Church (21%), has a significant presence in large parts of Franconia. Pope Benedict XVI was born in Marktl am Inn in Upper Bavaria and was archbishop of Munich and Freising

CELEBRITIES George Simon Ohm (1789-1854) German physicist and mathematician

famous for the ohm law, for his studies of electrical currents Emmy Noether: (1882-1935) important contributions to theoretical physics

and abstract algebra Lothar Herbert Matthaus (1961) German footballer, world champion in 1990 Joseph Ratzinger (1927) between the year 2005 Pope 2013 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Bavarian composer, known worldwide for their

waltz as 'The Blue Danube' and his operas Pauline de Ahna (1863-1950): soprano, wife of Strauss

SPORTThe city of Munich hosted the 1972 Olympics, with its epicenter in the Olympic Stadium in Munich.Bayern Munich football club is the most titles Bundesligay one of the leading worldwide, gaining five editions of the UEFA Champions League, two in the Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup. Other professional football teams in Bavaria are the 1. FC Nuremberg TSV 1860 München, FC Augsburg, FC Ingolstadt 04 and SpVgg Greuther Fürth.The Norisring is a street racing circuit in the city of Nuremberg opened in 1947. There have run the German Motor Racing Championship, the elDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters and World Endurance Championship.The Bavarian International Tennis Championships men's tennis is part of the ATP World Tour 250.

Economy

The history of Munich is so flattering. Compared to other German cities, Munich has the strongest economy and also boasts of the lowest unemployment rate (5.6%). It is the economic center of southern Germany and is considered a global city. Nor is it surprising that houses the headquarters of Siemens AG (electronics), BMW (car), MAN AG (truck manufacturer, engineering), Linde (gases), Allianz (insurance) and Munich Re (reinsurance). Among cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants purchasing power it is highest in Munich (26.648 Euros per inhabitant) as of 2007.Munich is also a center for biotechnology, software and other service industries. Aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines, the space and defense contractor EADS, the maker of injection molding machines Krauss-Maffei, the camera and lighting manufacturer Arri, the semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies. DRAM Company Qimonda, as well as many foreign companies like Precision In addition, McDonald's and Microsoft have their German or European headquarters in Munich.In the financial sector, Munich is home to Hypo Vereinsbank, Bayerische Landesbank and insurance companies like Allianz and Munich Re.Munich has earned a reputation as the publication of the capital of Europe. It is home to the Sddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's largest daily. Also home to Germany's largest public broadcasting network, ARD, and its largest commercial network, Pro7-Sat1 Media AG and the Burda publishing group. One of the biggest and most famous movie production studios, the Bavaria Film Studios is also located in the suburb of Grunwald.