Talk:Munich

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Exaggeration?

Did Munich really grow at an alarming rate? Who was alarmed? - Leidolf

corrections

"The Frauenkirche's towers (109 meters or 358 feet tall) are also the measurement for a new rule which limits the height of new buildings to the same height"

109 meters is the length of the church; the towers are 99 meters resp. 100 meters tall. See also http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frauenkirche_%28M%C3%BCnchen%29

"The Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower) (...) was built for the 1972 Summer Olympics which were held in Munich."

This is not correct. The tower was planned and built for broadcasting and telecommunication purposes ("Fernsehturm"); construction started in 1965, one year before anyone thought of Olympic Games in Munich. After Munich was declared the site of the 1972 Olympic Summer Games, the growing tower became part of the "Olympiagelände" (Olympic Park) and was renamed "Olympiaturm". The tower was finished in 1968.

Source: "München. Heimat und Weltstadt." Munich, 1982, page 153 f.

"Despite its name, Oktoberfest actually begins in September. It lasts two weeks and always finishes on the first Sunday in October."

Nitpicking: except in years when the "Tag der Deutschen Einheit" (German National Holyday) Oct 3rd is a monday (like this year) - then the Oktoberfest lasts one day longer.

Franz X. Fackler, Munich, Germany 28 August 2005

Sports Clubs

Why is Unterhaching listed as one of Munich's sports clubs. It's simply not one of them. Do you also want to list clubs of other cities in the vicinity of Munich (such as Dachau, Fuerstenfeldbruck, Puchheim, Gauting, etc.)? I think it should be removed.

I agree with that. As Unterhaching is not a part of Munich, the SpVgg should be removed from the list of the sport clubs.

Houses of worship

A mosque is planned not too far from the city center on a vacant lot used now as a parking lot and directly face to face with a catholic church (St. Korbinian at Gotzinger Platz, borough of Sendling). This would be the first "real" mosque inside Munich and is a controversial topic. This is an important fact since the new synagogue just opened. Should this article about the Mosque in Sendling not be integrated here?

Infobox

How would people feel about using this infobox instead?

Munich München
Coat of arms
Motto: München mag Dich (Munich loves you)
Munich
Munich
Coordinates: 48.133333°N 11.566667°E / 48.133333; 11.566667
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Province	Upper Bavaria
District	Munich
Founded	1158
Boroughs	List Altstadt-Lehel Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt Maxvorstadt Schwabing-West Au-Haidhausen Sendling Sendling-Westpark Schwanthalerhöhe Neuhausen-Nymphenburg München-Moosach Milbertshofen-Am Hart Schwabing-Freimann Bogenhausen Berg am Laim Trudering-Riem Ramersdorf-Perlach Obergiesing Untergiesing-Harlaching Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln Hadern Pasing-Obermenzing Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied Allach-Untermenzing Feldmoching-Hasenbergl Laim
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Münchner Stadtverwaltung
• Lord Mayor	Christian Ude (SPD)
Area
• City	310.43 km2 (119.86 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (31 December 2008)
• City	1,326,807
• Rank	3rd
• Density	4,274/km2 (11,070/sq mi)
• Urban	2,606,021
• Metro	5,203,738
Demonym	Münchner
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80331–81929
Area code	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.muenchen.de