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Which state is Munich in Germany?
Munich (German: München), also known as München, is the capital of the German state of Bavaria. Munich is divided into two parts, the old city and the new city, with a total area of 310 square kilometers. With a population of 1.3 million in 2010, it is the largest city in southern Germany and the third largest city in Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg); the metropolitan area has a population of 2.7 million.
Munich is located on the banks of the Isar River in the northern foothills of the Alps in southern Germany. It is one of the main economic, cultural, technological and transportation centers in Germany. At the same time, Munich retains the quaint style of the original capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria, so it is called “the village of a million people”. It is the center of bioengineering, software and service industries.
Munich is the second largest financial center in Germany (after Frankfurt). Munich is one of the important publishing centers in Europe, with many publishing houses such as the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” publishing house.
On November 12, 2019, the “2019 Global Urban Economic Competitiveness List” was released, and Munich ranked 8th.
Population
Population ethnicity
In July 2007, Munich’s population was 1.34 million, of which 300,129 were non-German nationals. The city has large groups of Turks and Balkans. The largest number of foreigners are Turks (43,309), followed by Albanians (30,385), Croats (24,866), Serbs (24,439), Greeks (22,486), Austrians (21,411) and Italians (20,847). 37% of expats are from EU countries. The Greater Munich metropolitan area has a total of 2.6 million inhabitants.
In 1700, Munich’s population was only 24,000, and since then it has doubled roughly every 30 years, to over 100,000 in 1852, over 250,000 in 1883, and doubled again to 500,000 in 1901. At this time Munich became one of the major cities in Germany. In 1933 Munich’s population reached 840,000, and in 1957 it exceeded 1 million.
Religious distribution
Of the population of Munich, 39.5% are Catholics; 14.2% are Protestants.
Geographical environment
Location realm
Munich is located at 48°08′ north latitude and 11°35′ east longitude, on the Upper Bavarian High Plains in the Free State of Bavaria in southern Germany, about 45 kilometers away from the northern foot of the Alps, with an altitude of about 520 meters.
Topography
The area where Munich is located belongs to the glacial front of the Alps. The city is located on a sandy plateau, the northern part of which is a very fertile area of flint that has been unaffected by the movement of the Alpine fold, and the southern part of which is covered with moraine hills. Near Munich, located between the two zones, is the ice-water deposition zone formed by glaciers. Where the sediment thins, groundwater seeps into the gravel surface and fills the area, leading to the formation of a swamp north of Munich.
Hydrology
The Isar, a tributary of the Danube, runs through the city in a southwest-northeast direction and is Munich’s main river, stretching 13.7 kilometers.
Climate characteristics
Munich has a continental climate and is strongly influenced by the neighboring Alps. Due to the city’s proximity to the northern slopes of the Alps, the altitude difference is large and precipitation is high. Heavy rainstorms often fall unexpectedly. The temperature difference between day and night and winter and summer is very large. Hot, dry foehn winds from the Alps can drastically change temperatures within hours, even in winter.
Winter in Munich lasts from December to March and is quite cold, but snow is rare in winter. The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of minus 2°C. There will be snow for at least 2 weeks in winter. Summer in Munich (May-September) is relatively warm, with the hottest July being an average temperature of 19°C.
