Munich (district)

Munich
District
Flag of Munich
Flag
Coat of arms of Munich
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Bavaria
CapitalMunich
Government
 • District admin.Christoph Göbel (CSU)
Area
 • Total
667.27 km2 (257.63 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
358,480
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationM (followed by one letter)
Websitewww.landkreis-muenchen.de

Munich (German: Landkreis München) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It borders (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Dachau, Freising, Erding, Ebersberg, Rosenheim, Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Starnberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, and almost encircles (except for the west and northwest sides) the district-free city of Munich 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 plain around Munich. In the south of the district the foothills of the Alps 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, 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

Lake StarnbergBad Tölz-WolfratshausenEbersberg (district)Erding (district)Freising (district)Fürstenfeldbruck (district)Miesbach (district)Rosenheim (district)Starnberg (district)Weilheim-SchongauDachau (district)MunichForstenrieder ParkGrünwalder ForstPerlacher ForstBrunnthalHöhenkirchen-SiegertsbrunnAschheimAyingBaierbrunnBrunnthalFeldkirchenGarchingGräfelfingGrasbrunnGrünwaldHaarHöhenkirchen-SiegertsbrunnHohenbrunnIsmaningKirchheim bei MünchenNeubibergNeuriedOberschleißheimOttobrunnPlaneggPullachPutzbrunnSauerlachSchäftlarnStraßlach-DinghartingTaufkirchenUnterföhringUnterhachingUnterschleißheimOberhaching
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Garching
  2. Unterschleißheim
  1. Aschheim
  2. Aying
  3. Baierbrunn
  4. Brunnthal
  5. Feldkirchen
  6. Gräfelfing
  7. Grasbrunn
  8. Grünwald
  9. Haar
  10. Hohenbrunn
  11. Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn
  12. Ismaning
  13. Kirchheim
  14. Neubiberg
  1. Neuried
  2. Oberhaching
  3. Oberschleißheim
  4. Ottobrunn
  5. Planegg
  6. Pullach
  7. Putzbrunn
  8. Sauerlach
  9. Schäftlarn
  10. Straßlach-Dingharting
  11. Taufkirchen
  12. Unterföhring
  13. Unterhaching

Government

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

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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