Germering
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Location of the town of Germering within Fürstenfeldbruck district
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| Coordinates | 48°08′N 11°22′E / 48.13333°N 11.36667°ECoordinates: 48°08′N 11°22′E / 48.13333°N 11.36667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Lord Mayor | Andreas Haas (CSU) |
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| Area | 21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 535 m (1755 ft) |
| Population | 37,780 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,748 /km2 (4,528 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | FFB |
| Postal codes | 82101–82110 |
| Area code | 089 |
| Website | www.germering.de |
Germering is a city within the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km west of Munich. The popular German band Sportfreunde Stiller is from here.
[edit] History
During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.[2] The new city coat of arms was created in 1981 by Karl Haas, who incorporated the coats of arms of both the two former boroughs of the city, Germering and Unterpfaffenhofen. Germering was first reliably mentioned about 859-864 A.D. In those days it was still known as Kermeringon, but apparently it was formerly mentioned under the name Germana.vel.admonte. Unterpfaffenhofen, the south-west part of Germering, was first named in a charter dated 1190.
In fact, Germering has a much older history, attested by findings of burial mounds of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age, as well as a "Villa rustica" (as in nearby Leutstetten) built by the Romans. There was a trade route through the city with numerous brick kilns. After their discovery a glass roof was erected over one (near the Nebelerstrasse) so one can still view it.
Joachim Höppner (who voiced Gandalf in the German version of "The Lord of the Rings") once lived in Germering.
Carl Spitzweg, the famous artist (Biedermeier era) was born (1808) in Unterpfaffenhofen.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
- ^ www.glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm
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