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Travel Guide, Munich
Munich is the capital as well as the economical center of Bavaria.
Situated in Upper Bavaria, Munich is just an hours drive from the Alps. It is an elegant city and famous for its gorgeous old town. It is a city where fashion matters and the arts are prospering, a city where you can shop for days or spend weeks in museums and art galleries. At the same time Munich is a calm town where people cultivated a laid back livestyle called Gemütlichkeit, a place where traditions are kept high and where people are conscious of who they are.
Situated in Upper Bavaria, Munich is just an hours drive from the Alps. It is an elegant city and famous for its gorgeous old town. It is a city where fashion matters and the arts are prospering, a city where you can shop for days or spend weeks in museums and art galleries. At the same time Munich is a calm town where people cultivated a laid back livestyle called Gemütlichkeit, a place where traditions are kept high and where people are conscious of who they are.
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Fast Facts
- When to go: All year round
- Population: 1,352,000 inhabitants
- Tourists per year: 8,000,000
- Area: 310.43 km2
- Language(s): German
- Altitude (in meters): 519
- Telephone code (prefix): 089
- Major exports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
- Major imports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
- http://www.muenchen.de
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