Sendling-Westpark

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Sendling-Westpark is the 7th borough of Munich.

Borough 7 - Sendling-Westpark: Location in Munich

1 Location
2 Description
3 Statistics
4 External links

[edit] Location

Sendling-Westpark is located south west of Munich and expands into the North/South extension from the 8th borough Schwanthalerhöhe as far as Obersendling (Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln). The eastern border contains the S-Bahn line to Wolfratshausen, which connects borough 6 Sendling. Fürstenriederstrasse and Westendstrasse form the border in the west, beyond which lie boroughs 20 Hadern and 25 Laim.

[edit] Description

With an influx of immigrants, the population count doubled between 1950 and 1995; nevertheless the amount of foreign residents is well below the average population of the area. In the southern part, accommodation typically consists of houses suitable for one or two families built between the first and second world war and in the area around the main roads, blocks of flats, most of which were built after 1948.

Important employers and facilities in the borough are the Städtische Altenheim St. Josef (Town Old People's home of St Josef), the Lebenshilfe Werkstatt für Behinderte (Literally: Life help shop for disabled people), the Integrationszentrum für Cerebralparesen (literally: Integrated Centre for Cerebral Palsy, the Bayerische Landesschule für Gehörlose (literally: Bavarian state school for the deaf), the centres of the ADAC and TÜV, as well as the point of report of the automobile focused radio station KFZ. A large portion of jobs are also with construction and metalworking firms.

Several important motorways pass through the borough, notably the A 96 (Munich-Lindau) and A 95 (Munich-Garmisch) roads which zigzag through to the Munich "Mittlerer Ring" (Middle Ring Road). This has brought about concerns over the volume of traffic and environmental issues. The borough was altered to allow for occasion of the 1983 IGA display Westpark complete with provisions for open air cinema, theatre and concerts, culinary delights, buddhist temples, play areas and so on.

Located in the north of the Westpark is the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle (Rudi-Sedlmayer Hall) where cultural and sporting events previously took place. The hall has been disused since 1st February 2003, and will no longer be utilised in future, however usage as a town hall in Munich has been considered.

[edit] Statistics

(Each case as of 31st December, inhaitants with principal residence.)

Year	Residents	of which Foreigners	Surface area (ha.)	Residents per ha.	More information
2000	48,388	10,724 (22.2%)	781.33	62	Statistisches Taschenbuch München 2001. pdf-Download
2001	48,608	10,846 (22.3%)	781.33	62	Statistisches Taschenbuch München 2002. pdf-Download
2002	48,448	10,781 (22.3%)	781.33	62	Statistisches Taschenbuch München 2003. pdf-Download
2003	48,564	11,020 (22.7%)	781.28	62	Statistisches Taschenbuch München 2004. pdf-Download
2004	48,669	11,127 (22.9%)	781.41	63	Statistisches Taschenbuch München 2005. pdf-Download