Garching
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 Garching bei München
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| Coordinates: 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°ECoordinates: 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria | |
| District | Munich | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dietmar Gruchmann (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.16 km2 (10.87 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 16,812 | |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 85748 | |
| Dialling codes | 089 | |
| Vehicle registration | M | |
| Website | Official website | |
Garching bei München or Garching is a city in Bavaria, Germany near Munich. It is the home of several research institutes and university departments. It became a city on 14 September 1990.
The town is at 48°15′N 11°39′E / 48.250°N 11.650°E, near the River Isar and the A9 autobahn.
Garching has a number of scientific research institutes and scientific experiments located in the city, including a linear accelerator and a research nuclear reactor. The nuclear research reactor, nicknamed Atomei (nuclear egg) appears in the city's coat of arms, and started the process leading to an accumulation of research institutes. A number of roads and places in the city are named after scientists, mathematicians and technical innovators, including "Carl-Von-Linde-Strasse", "Dieselstrasse", "Einsteinstrasse", "Eulerweg", "Heisenbergstrasse", "Max-Planck-Strasse", "Röntgenstrasse", "Schrödingerweg".
The town has four districts:
The Munich U-Bahn metro line 6 connects the city with the stations Garching-Hochbrück, Garching and Garching-Forschungszentrum.
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