Garching bei München

See also Garching an der Alz in Altötting district, Bavaria, Germany.
Garching bei München

Garching

Coat of arms
Garching bei München
Coordinates: 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°E / 48.250; 11.650Coordinates: 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°E / 48.250; 11.650
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Munich
Government
  Mayor Dietmar Gruchmann (SPD)
Area
  Total 28.16 km2 (10.87 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 16,812
  Density 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 85748
Dialling codes 089
Vehicle registration M
Website Official website

Garching bei München or Garching (Central Bavarian: Garching bei Minga) 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

The town is at 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°E / 48.250; 11.650, near the River Isar and the A9 autobahn.

Garching has a number of scientific research institutes and scientific experiments located in the city, including a linear accelerator and a research nuclear reactor. The nuclear research reactor, nicknamed Atomei (nuclear egg) appears in the city's coat of arms, and started the process leading to an accumulation of research institutes. A number of roads and places in the city are named after scientists, mathematicians and technical innovators, including "Carl-Von-Linde-Strasse", "Dieselstrasse", "Einsteinstrasse", "Eulerweg", "Heisenbergstrasse", "Max-Planck-Strasse", "Röntgenstrasse", "Schrödingerweg".

Districts

The town has four districts:

Transport

The Munich U-Bahn metro line 6 connects the city with the stations Garching-Hochbrück, Garching and Garching-Forschungszentrum.

Educational and research institutes

Garching Research Center (Garching-Forschungszentrum)

Several research and scientific educational institutions are based in Garching, including:

International relations

Garching bei München is twinned with:

Sport

The town's association football club VfR Garching, formed in 1921, experienced its greatest success in 2014 when it won promotion to the Regionalliga Bayern for the first time.

References

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