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2017Munich Facts and Figures

History 1158 Munich was founded by Henry the Lion (June 14th)1214 First mention of Munich as a city (civitas) in an official deed1255 Munich becomes the royal seat of the House of Wittelsbach1494 The Church of Our Lady, Munich‘s most famous landmark, is consecrated1589 The opening of Munich’s Hofbräuhaus1789 The English Garden is opened to the public1806 Munich becomes the capital city of the Kingdom of Bavaria1810 The first Oktoberfest (October 17th) held on the occasion of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Therese, Princess of Saxony1818 Bavarian Constitution comes into force1825 – King Ludwig I – Munich becomes an internationally 1848 renowned city of culture1839 The first railway travels between Munich and Augsburg (Sep. 1st)1848 – King Max II – Creation of the “Maximilian style” in1864 architecture1864 – King Ludwig II – Zenith of music and art handcraft 1886 1901 Population of Munich reaches 500,0001918 Kurt Eisner proclaims the “Bavarian Democratic and Socialist Republic” (Nov.7th)1923 The Hitler Putsch fails (Nov. 11th)1933 National Socialists seize power (March 9th). 1939 Attempt to assassinate Hitler in Bürgerbräu fails 1945 The Americans march into Munich, marking the end of World War II for the city (April 30th) 1957 The population of Munich reaches one million (Dec. 15th) 1972 XXth Summer Olympic Games in Munich (August 26th – Sept. 11th)1974 World Football Championship1983 International Horticultural Show is opened (April 28th).1992 The new Munich Airport is opened (May 17th)1998 The new Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre is opened in Riem (Feb. 12th)2002 Pinakothek der Moderne is opened (Sept. 19th).2005 The Allianz Arena is opened (May 30th)2006 Opening game of the FIFA World Cup TM (June 9th)2006 The Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre on Jakobsplatz are completed2008 Summer celebrations to mark the city’s 850th anniversary2010 200th anniversary of the Octoberfest with the “Historische Wiesn”2015 The Munich Documentation Centre for the history of National Socialism is opened (May 1st)2015 The population of Munich reaches 1.5 million (May 8th)2016 140th anniversary of the Munich tramway2017 Groundbreaking ceremony for the 2nd main line of the inter-urban

railway (April 5th)

Urban areaGeographical position of city centre (northern cathedral tower): N 48° 8‘ 23“ latitude, E 11° 34‘ 28“ longitudeMunich local time -13 min. 42 sec. compared to Central European timeAverage altitude 519 m above sea level Length of city boundary 118.7 km Greatest length of urban area (N-S direction) 20.7 kmGreatest width of urban area (E-W direction) 26.9 km

Total urban area (January 1st, 2016) 310.7 km² including

Buildings and open spaces (44 %) 137.3 km² Recreational areas (16 %) 49.1 km² Roads and transport areas (17 %) 52.4 km² Agricultural areas (15 %) 46.7 km² Wooded areas (4 %) 13.6 km²

Weather (in 2016)

Average air temperature in °C 10.4Hours of sunshine 1 718Precipitation in mm 953Number of days with precipitation 184Summer days (maximum 25 °C or higher) 57Hot days (maximum 30 °C or higher) 10Subfreezing days (minimum below 0 °C) 64Sub-zero days (maximum below 0 °C) 8

Average annual temperature comparedto long-term average (9,1 °C)

Mean annual temperature Long-term average

in °C

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Munich’s twin citiesEdinburgh since 1954 Sapporo since 1972 Harare since 1996Verona since 1960 Cincinnati since 1989Bordeaux since 1964 Kiew since 1989

City representativesLord Mayor: Dieter Reiter, SPDDeputy Mayor: Josef Schmid, CSUDeputy Mayor: Christine Strobl, SPD

City Council (2014 – 2020; January 1th, 2017)CSU 24 seats Die Linke 2 seatsSPD 24 seats ÖDP 2 seatsBündnis 90/Die Grünen 13 seats BIA, Freie

Wähler, HUT,Piraten, RosaListe

each party one

seat

Bayernpartei 5 seatsFDP 3 seatsLKR 2 seats

Population (in 2016 resp. per end of year)

Inhabitants (registered with main residence in Munich) 1 542 860Women (50.5 %) 779 420Men (49.5 %) 763 440Germans (71.7 %) 1 105 696Foreigners (28.3 %) 437 164

comprising persons fromEurope (21.9 %) 333 983

from EU countries (14.9 %) 227 150from the rest of Europe (7.0 %) 106 833

of which from Turkey 39 011Africa (1.3 %) 19 323America (1.0 %) 15 808Asia (4.3 %) 65 875Australia, New Zealand, Oceania (0.1 %) 1 245

Age distributionUnder 6 years of age (5.8 %) 88 793From 6 to under 14 years of age (6.1 %) 94 815From 14 to under 18 years of age (2.9 %) 43 989From 18 to under 28 years of age (13.4 %) 207 054From 28 to under 45 years of age (29.2 %) 450 958From 45 to under 55 years of age (14.8 %) 228 768From 55 to under 65 years of age (10.4 %) 161 18165 and above (17.3 %) 267 302

Men Age Women

Age structure of Munich populationas of 31.12.2016

18 000 13 500 9 000 4 500 4 500 9 000 13 500 18 000

Outside: Germans withoutaaamigration backround

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Health services (per end of 2015)

Hospitals 49Hospital beds (annual average) 11 353Medical hospital staff 5 683Non-medical hospital staff 24 387

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Private households combined 832 310Families with children 141 902

German families 76 355German/foreign families 45 997Foreign families 19 550

Single-parent families 27 400

Births 18 107Deaths 11 197Number of births in excess of deaths + 6 910

Marriages 10 871

Persons moving to Munich 120 746Foreigners 75 713

Persons moving away from Munich 106 578Foreigners 55 928

Migration balance (+ / –) + 14 168Foreigners 19 785

Most popular name for girls (2015) AnnaMost popular name for boys (2015) Maximilian

Births and deaths in Munich 2007 - 2016Persons

Births Deaths

Doctors with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 3 832Number of residents per doctor 397

Dentists with independent surgeries (not incl. private surgeries) 1 616Number of residents per dentist 942

Pharmacies (as per end of 2016) 371Number of residents per pharmacy 4 159

Social services Children’s day-care facilities (March 1st, 2016) 1 433

including municipal institutions 526 free non-profit, incl. child-parent initiatives 714

Children catered for 73 470 incl. age 0 – 3 15 219

3 – 8 (not incl. school children) 41 4445 – 14 (school children) 16 807

incl. those in municipal institutions 32 603 in free non-profit institutions 32 165

Staff 15 599incl. municipal 5 831

free non-profit 7 280

Education (School year 2015/16 and Winter Semester 2015/16)

Distribution of pupils attendinggeneral schools 2015/2016

Total numer of pupils: 125 621

Primary schools

Grammar schools

Upper secondary schools

and secondary schoolsoffering special

educational support

Lower secondaryschools

Special needsschools

Other generalschools

Total number of general schools 336Pupils 125 621

Number of female pupils 62 115Number of foreigner pupils 24 169

Primary schools 155Number of pupils 43 948

Lower secondary schools 59Number of pupils 13 852

Primary and lower secondary education schools for pupils with special needs 30

Number of pupils 5 847Upper secondary schools, incl. USS offering special educational support 38

City-run 20Number of pupils 16 788

Grammar schools 52City-run 14

Number of pupils 38 361Other general schools 13

Number of pupils 6 825

Total number of vocational schools 205Number of pupils 62 643

City-run 75Number of pupils 47 178

Incl. vocational schools 36Number of pupils 38 812

Specialised vocational schools 84Number of pupils 7 417

Specialised technical schools 34Number of pupils 2 601

Upper technical and vocational schools 22Number of pupils 7 929

Universities 17Number of students 117 971

Female students percentage 47.3Foreign students percentage 16.9

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität 50 481Female students percentage 60.3Foreign students percentage 15.4

Technical University 38 615Female students percentage 33.9Foreign students percentage 22.0

State university of applied sciences 17 452Female students percentage 38.0Foreign students percentage 12.4

Culture (in 2016 resp. per end of year)Theatres 45

Visitors to selected theatresNationaltheater 487 221Residenztheater 183 117Prinzregententheater (Großes Haus) 236 408Münchner Kammerspiele 153 420Münchner Volkstheater 106 805Schauburg – Theater der Jugend 36 955Deutsches Theater 276 930

Public Orchestras 7Visitors to selected concerts

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra 195 160Public radio concerts 104 258Bavarian State Orchestra 46 092Munich Symphony Orchestra 75 874

Cinemas 82Visitors 4 023 145

Museums 46Visitors to selected museums

Alte Pinakothek 189 996Neue Pinakothek 215 388Museum Brandhorst 98 167Bayerisches Nationalmuseum 99 970Münchner Stadtmuseum 169 067Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus 265 332Deutsches Museum (Museumsinsel) 972 982Museum Mensch und Natur 177 606

Public libraries 111Media available at selected libraries

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (state library) 10 493 000Universitätsbibliothek der LMU (University) 4 921 698Münchner Stadtbibliothek (municipal library) 2 763 349 Bibliothek des Deutschen Museums 967 403

Recreation and sports (in 2016 resp. per end of year)Olympic Park Munich, incl. leased companies

Area in sq. m 850 000Area of “tent” roof in sq. m 75 000

Visitors to individual events(691 event-days) 2 511 855

Visitors to permanent facilities 1 566 331

Capacity of the Allianz Arena (football stadium – places) 75 000Number of games (season 2016/17) 45Visitors to games (season 2016/17) 2 447 100Number of guided tours of the stadium ca. 16 000Visitors to guided tours of the stadium ca. 412 600

Sports clubs 698Number of members 554 829

Female members 241 617

Sports facilities / sports groundsDistrict public sports grounds 23Municipal sports facilities (open-air facilities) 14Club sports facilities 171Sports and multipurpose halls (gyms, including school sports halls) 386Stadiums 2Ice rinks- and funsports centres 2Golf courses 3Racetracks 2Indoor swimming pools 9Outdoor swimming pools 8School swimming pools 32

Hellabrunn Zoo (ca. 18 995 animals in 758 species, area 0,40 km²)Visitors 2 228 268

Botanical Gardens (ca. 16 000 plant species, area 0,21 km²)Visitors 376 663

Tourism (in 2016 resp. per end of year)

Hotels, guest houses and pensions 410Number of beds available 69 016

Total number of guests 7 042 487From Germany 3 908 932From abroad 3 133 555

From the US 378 513Great Britain and Northern Ireland 246 536Italy 240 079Switzerland 233 853Austria 213 843

Overnights stays 14 041 090Guests from abroad 6 716 583

Average stay in nights 2.0

Economy (in 2016 resp. per end of year)

Industrial production companies Building industry (with 20 + employees) 147

Number of employees 8 204Processing/manufacturing industry (with 50 + employees) 119

Number of employees 92 485

Crafts and trade enterprises 21 611Number of employees (incl. owners) 74 600

Total turnover by companies in Munich 2014 in billion euros(excl. VAT) according to VAT statistics 310.4

Manufacturing industry (56.7 %) 175.9Trade, maintenance, car repair (20.6 %) 64.4Hotel and restaurant industry, transport (2.4 %) 7.3Other services (20.3 %) 62.8

Munich exhibition and trade fair siteTrade fairs organised by Messe München GmbH 16Trade fairs organised by others 178Exhibitors 37 218Visitors in millions 2.4

Arrivals and overnight stays

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Arrivals Overnight stays

Oktoberfest (without “Oide Wies’n)Visitors in millions 5.6Catering establishments 86

incl. festival tents 14Sellers and show-people 437Beer consumption in hectolitres 66 231Consumption of roasted chickens 366 876

Oxen 116

Unemployed persons total (December 2016) 35 376Women 16 354Men 19 021in full-time jobs 26 437in part-time 7 044Foreigners 15 946

Unemployment rate in Munich (December 2016) 4.2 %

Labour market (in 2016)

Employed persons with compulsory social security withMunich job location (June 30th, 2016) 821 971

Women (48.1 %) 395 717Men (51.9 %) 426 254Foreigners (20.6 %) 169 591

Employees in Munich subject to social insurance contributionsat the place of work by sectors

Total no. persons in employment with compulsory social security as of 30.6.2016: 821 971

Land and housing,Freelance academic, technical and other business services

Public administration,defence, socialinsurance, educationand teaching,health and socialTrade, transportation and

hotel/restaurant industry

Processingsector

Financial servicesand insurance

Constructing sectorOther manufactoringindustries

Art, entertainmentand leisure,other services,private households;extraterritorialorganisations

Information andcommunication

Building, construction and housing (in 2016 resp. per end of year)

Building permitsBuildings 1 728Flats 9 660

Buildings completed Buildings 1 585Flats 7 815

Residential buildings 140 384Flats 787 320

Transport (in 2016 resp. per end of year)S-Bahn (inter-urban railway operating since May 28th, 1972)

Number of lines 8Network in km 434

U-Bahn (underground operating since Oct. 19th, 1971)Number of lines 8Network in km 95

Trams Number of lines 13Network in km 82

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Existing flats according to the age of the buildings1980, 1990, 2000 and 2016

1918 and before 1919 - 1948 1949 and thereafter

87 546

81 088

399 893

79 688

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491 376

78 466

76 425

546 662

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31st Dec., 1980 31st Dec., 1990 31st Dec., 2000 31st Dec., 2016

Flats

Buses Number of lines 73Network in km 495 km

Registered vehicles (in use on the road) 813 592Cars 701 131Motorcycles 61 612Lorries 35 086

Vehicles per 1 000 inhabitants 527Registration of new vehicles 210 735

Cars 195 016Private cars 20 718Company vehicles 174 298

Issued driving licenses 19 861Issued driving licenses only for cars 13 576

Traffic accidents 46 797Deaths 15Injuries 6 394

Overall road length for motorised vehicles 2 382 kmof cycle paths maintained by the city 943 km

Munich airportsStarts and landings 394 430Passengers 42 261 309

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