Germering

Germering
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Germering within Fürstenfeldbruck district
Germering Show map of Germany Germering Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°22′E / 48.133°N 11.367°E / 48.133; 11.367
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Fürstenfeldbruck
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Haas[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	41,355
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82101–82110
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	FFB
Website	www.germering.de

Germering (Central Bavarian: Geamaring) is a town of approximately 40,500 within the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is directly adjacent to the city of Munich and borders it to the west.

History[edit]

The area of Germering has an old history attested by findings of burial mounds of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age, as well as a "villa rustica" (as in nearby Leutstetten) built by the Romans. There was a trade route through the city with numerous brick kilns. After their discovery a glass roof was erected over one (near the Nebelerstrasse) so one can still view it.

Germering was first reliably mentioned about 859-864 A.D. In those days it was still known as Kermeringon, but apparently it was formerly mentioned under the name Germana vel admonte. Unterpfaffenhofen, the south-west part of Germering, was first named in a charter dated 1190, but both villages remained small and rural until they experienced several significant increases in population during the 20th century.

During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.^[3]

In 1978, the two independent towns Unterpfaffenhofen and Germering were merged to form present-day Germering. The new city coat of arms was created in 1981 by Karl Haas, who incorporated the coats of arms of both former boroughs.

• 
  Germering St Martin church
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  Germering-Streiflach former grange
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  Germering lake

Honorary citizens[edit]

• Claudia Hengst (born 1969), well-known disabled sportswoman and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympics, world and European champion, honorary citizen since 2001
• Robert Huber (born 1937), residing in Germering, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 and was appointed honorary citizen in the same year

Notable people[edit]

• Peter Brugger (born 1972), singer and guitarist, member of the Sportfreunde Stiller
• Lena Dürr, alpine skier, grew up in Germering^[4]
• Thomas Huber [de] (born 1963), actor (including Lindenstrasse and The Great Bellheim)
• Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), Biedermeier-era artist, born in the town-district Unterpfaffenhofen

Personalities who have worked on the ground[edit]

• Gus Backus (1937–2019) American singer, lived in Germering until his death
• Heinz Braun (1938–1986), painter, lived in Germering
• John Christopher Howland (1928–2013), singer, actor and entertainer, lived in Germering (Harthaus)
• Siegfried Lowitz (1914–1999), actor, lived in Germering
• Harry Thumann (1952-2001), synthesizer composer, founded his Country Lane Studios in Germering in 1973, and owned it until 1983.
• Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012), handball player, silver medal winner at the Summer olympics 1984, lived in Germering

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Germering at Wikimedia Commons