Garching bei München
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- This article is about the city Garching bei Muenchen, another place containing Garching is Garching an der Alz in Altötting district.
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Basic Data | |
Region: | Bavaria |
District: | Upper Bavaria |
County: | Munich |
Surface Area: | 28.16 km² |
Population: | 15 239 (2005) |
Population Density: | 548 inhabitants per km² |
Elevation: | 481 m above Sea Level |
Postal Code: | 85748 |
Area Code: | 089 |
Geographic Coordinates: | Latitude:48° 15' Longitude:11° 39' |
Licence Plate Code: | M |
Community Code: | 09184119 |
City Organization: | 4 Districts |
Municipal Address: | Rathausplatz 3, 85748 Garching |
Website: | www.garching.de |
E-Mail-Address: | stadt.garching@bayern.de |
Government | |
Mayor: | Manfred Solbrig |
Garching bei München or Garching is a town in Bavaria, Germany near Munich. Postal code: D-85748. It is located at Template:Coor dm, situated near the river Isar and the A9 motorway. A Munich U-Bahn metro line terminates in Garching and is currently being extended through the town center to reach the university and research facilities described below.
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Districts
- Garching
- Dirnismaning
- Hochbrück
- Forschungsinstitute (Research Institutes)
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Educational and Research Institutes
A number of research and scientific educational institutions are located in Garching, including:
- Headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- Federal Research Institute for Food Chemistry (DFA)
- Max Planck Institutes:
- Several departments of the Technische Universität München (TUM), including:
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science [1]
- Physics
- Walter Schottky Institute
- Walter Meißner Institute
- Bavarian Center of Applied Energy Research (ZAE)
- Department of Chemistry [2]
- The research reactor FRM-II
- Part of the physics department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
- General Electric Global Research Center
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Sister cities
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External links
- http://www.garching.de/ (Official Town Website)
- European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
- Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)
- Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ)
- Physics Department TUM
- Chemistry Department TUM
- Mechanical Engineering
- Walter Meissner Institute (WMI)
- Walter Schottky Institute (WSI)
- Research Neutron Source (FMR II)
- Federal Research Center for Food Chemistry (DFA)
- Leibniz Computer Center (LRZ)de:Garching bei München