Ramersdorf-Perlach

Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 11°37′30″E / 48.1028°N 11.6250°E / 48.1028; 11.6250
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Ramersdorf-Perlach is a borough of Munich. It is located south-east of the city center and is the most populous of Munich's boroughs with a population of about 116,000.[1] It consists of the five districts Ramersdorf, Balanstraße West, Altperlach, Neuperlach and Waldperlach.

Overview

Karl-Preis-Platz
in Ramersdorf

Ramersdorf-Perlach consists of the two former municipalities Ramersdorf (incorporated on 1 January 1864) and Perlach (incorporated on 1 January 1930)[2] as well as the two districts Waldperlach and Neuperlach located in the former municipal area of Perlach. The former Perlach districts of Michaeliburg and Fasangarten now largely belong to the boroughs of Trudering-Riem and Obergiesing-Fasangarten, respectively.

The district has eleven primary schools, nine

stops of the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (including five stops of the Munich U-Bahn and two of the Munich S-Bahn
within the district, as well as three underground and two S-Bahn stations on the district borders, plus eleven bus or tram lines). The district committee consists of 45 members.

Architecture

Ramersdorf-Perlach is home to one of Munich's oldest churches, the

St. Mary's Church
in Ramersdorf which was mentioned for the first time in 1315. Two further old churches in the settlement of Perlach are the St. Michael's church and the St. Paul's church which is the oldest Protestant church in Munich.

Economy

Several large companies such as for example

Siemens AG, Wacker Chemie or BSH Home Appliances have headquarters or operate development centers in the district of Neuperlach. The editorial office of the teenage magazine Bravo is also based in Neuperlach, as well as one of Munich's largest shopping malls, the pep
.

Recreation

The public park Ostpark, Munich's largest waterpark Michaelibad and the cemetery Neuer Südfriedhof are located in Ramersdorf-Perlach. The small river Hachinger Bach enters Munich in Perlach.

Culture

The museum of the Munich public transport company MVG ist located at Ständlerstraße in the Balanstraße West district.

Ramersdorf

Ramersdorf and Perlach on a map from 1858
St. Mary's Church
Ramersdorf with Middle Ring

Rumoltesdorf was first mentioned in documents between 1006 and 1022 in a

National Socialism through the large-scale road construction and with the Mustersiedlung Ramersdorf (model housing estate for Nazi Germany
).

The

Gothic period
.

Appreciation: "Both the records of the building and pilgrimage history as well as the high-quality furnishings, including the precious cross particle and the Ramersdorf image of grace, and not least the late Gothic carved altar attributed to Erasmus Grasser, attest to the high artistic and cultural-historical value of the Ramersdorf church." (Karin Hösch)

Based on the documents, several district initiatives and organisations decided in 2005 to celebrate Ramersdorf's thousandth anniversary in 2006.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Population status October 2018" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt München. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. OCLC 20393338.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
    )

External links

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