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1158
Founding of the city of Munich by Henry the
Lion
(official date: June 14th, 1158)
1175
First fortification of Munich is built
1181
Parish church St. Peter mentioned in documents
1214
Munich is referred to as a city for the first
time
1239
First city seal is designed
1255
Munich becomes a residential city
1285 - 1315
Second ring of city walls is
built
1294
Munich officially receives municipal rights
1327
Munich falls victim to a devastating fire
and is reconstructed
1328
Munich becomes an imperial
city (until 1347) and holds the imperial insignia during this
period
1613
Munich's first
city map by Tobias Volckmer is published
1623
Munich becomes the city of residence of the Electorate Bavaria
1806
Munich becomes the capital of the Bavarian
kingdom
1810
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I.,
marries Princess Therese of Sax-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810.
The citizens of Munich attend the festivities on the "Theresa Meadows"
(Thereienwiese) in honor of the Crown Princess. The decision to repeat
the festivities in the subsequent year gives rise to the tradition of
the
1821
Munich becomes the archbishopric
Munich-Freising
1825 - 1848
Munich becomes a city of
art of world claim. The architects Leo von Klenze and Friedrich von
Gärtner build the Ludwigstraße, the Königsbau and the
Festsaalbau of the Residenz, the Königsplatz and the Alte
Pinakothek. Klenze builds the Ruhmeshalle - the hall of fame - on
the Theresienwiese, Schwanthaler designs the statue
"Bavaria".
1826
The Ludwig Maximilian University is moved to
Munich
1854
The Glas Palace is built within 72 days for the first German
industrial exhibition
1876
The first (horse-drawn)
tram between Stiglmairplatz and Promenadeplatz is
established
1882
The first German
electricity-exhibition takes place in Munich and triggers off the
introduction of an electric light system in
Munich
1883
The first water supply system is
completed; the first telephone system is
installed
1895
The first electric train goes from
Färbergraben to the Isartal train station
1907
Peter Ostermayr establishes the first
film production company (movie production center
Geiselgasteig)
1911
The Hellabrunn-Zoo is opened
1930
The first television set of the world is shown
in the Deutsche Museum
1935 - 1945
Munich is the
"capital of the movement" (of the NSDAP)
1939
An
attempted assassination of Hitler in the Bürgerbräukeller
fails
1945
Munich is occupied by the Americans (April
30th 1945)
1957
Munich has 1 million inhabitants by
December 15th
1958
800th anniversary of
Munich
1972
Olympic Games in
Munich
1974
Soccer world championship in
Munich
1981
Opening of the New
Pinakothek
1983
4th International Gardening Exhibition
in Munich
1985
175th anniversary of the
Octoberfest
1985
Opening of the cultural center Am
Gasteig
1986
"Royal Year":
100th day of death of
Ludwig II
200th birthday of Ludwig
I
1988
Reopening of the
Prinzregententheater
1989
200th anniversary of the English
Garden
400th anniversary of Munich's court brewery
(Hofbräuhaus)
1992
Opening of the new airport
"Franz-Josef-Strauß"
1994
The Frauenkirche, the trademark of Munich, celebrates its 500th
birthday
Munich is the capital of the Free State of Bavaria
Number of inhabitants: 1.3 million
Official city colors: black/yellow
Geographical location: 48 degrees 8'23" northern latitude; 11 degrees 34'28" eastern longitude
Average height: 1738 feet above sea level
Area: 120 square miles
Average daily temperatures in Grad Celsius: January -2.1, March 3.3, May 12.5, July 17.5, August 16.6, October 7.9, December -0.7
Average daily temperatures in Farenheit: January 28, March 38, May 55, July 64, August 62, October 46, December 31
Average sunshine hours per month: January 56, March 142, May 217, July 226, August 211, October 130, December 41