Portal:Munich

The Munich Portal

Munich is Germany's third largest city and one of Europe's most prosperous. The city has a population of about 1.3 million (as of 2006) and the Munich metropolitan area is home to around 2.7 million people. The city is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

The city's motto was "Die Weltstadt mit Herz" (The world city with a heart) for a long time but has recently been replaced by "München mag dich" (Munich likes you). Its native name, München, literally means "Monks", and therefore, the figure on Munich's coat-of-arms is a monk, and is referred to as the Münchner Kindl, the child of Munich. Black and gold - the colors of the Holy Roman Empire - have been the city's official colors since the time of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. More...

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Munich

• History
• Buildings and structures
• Culture
• People
• Education
• Sports
  • FC Bayern Munich
    • Players
    • Managers
  • 1972 Summer Olympics
    • Venues
• Markets
• Transportation
  • S-Bahn
  • U-Bahn
• Visitor attractions

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• Translations:
  • EHC München -> EHC Munich, FC Bayern München -> FC Bayern Munich, TSV 1860 München -> TSV 1860 München, Christian Lell -> Christian Lell
• Stubs:
  • Bayern Munich (womens' section), Grünwalder Stadion, Andreas Ottl, Basketball Hall
• Requiring Expansion:
  • Willy Sagnol, Siegestor, BMW Headquarters, Bayern Munich Junior Team
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• Photo Requests:
  • Martin Demichelis, Julio dos Santos, Owen Hargreaves, FC Bayern Munich Headquarters