Garching facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Garching bei München
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Garching
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria | |
| District | Munich | |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) | |
| Population
(2022-12-31)
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| • Total | 17,526 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes |
85748
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| Dialling codes | 089 | |
| Vehicle registration | M | |
Garching bei München (meaning Garching near Munich), or just Garching, is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located very close to the big city of Munich. Garching is well-known for being home to many important research centers and university departments. Most of these are found at a special area called Campus Garching.
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History of Garching
How Garching Became a Science City
Garching used to be a small Bavarian village. After a while, the government of Bavaria decided to create a special plan. They wanted to gather many science and technology places north of Munich. This idea was part of a bigger plan to organize cities better.
In 1959, new homes were built for people working at the Max Planck Society. Then, in 1960, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics was built in Garching. This was one of the first big research centers to move there.
Growing as a Research Hub
In 1963, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) made plans to move some of its departments to Garching. More research centers followed. The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and the Institute for Radiochemistry both opened in Garching in 1964.
In 1966, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities opened the Walther Meißner Institute for Low Temperature Research. A year later, TUM and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) started a joint laboratory for particle accelerators. Also in 1967, TUM moved its chemistry and biology departments to Garching.
Garching also built an area for industries called Garching-Hochbruck. The city even put its local nuclear reactor, which people called the "atomic egg," on its official coat of arms in 1967. This showed how proud Garching was to be a science city.
Garching's Main Areas
The town of Garching has four main parts:
- Garching city (the main town area)
- Garching Hochbrück (an industrial area)
- Campus Garching (where the university and research centers are)
Garching: A High-Tech Center
Garching is part of the Nordallianz. This is a group of eight towns and cities located north of Munich. They work together to promote technology and business in the region.
Getting Around Garching
Garching is located near the Isar river. It is also close to the Bundesautobahn 9, which is a major highway.
The Munich U-Bahn (subway) line U6 connects Garching to Munich. It has three stations in Garching:
- Garching-Hochbrück
- Garching
- Garching-Forschungszentrum (meaning Garching Science Campus)
Universities and Research Institutes
Many important research and science education places are located in Garching. Here are some of them:
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) - a huge computer center
- Walther Meißner Institute (WMI) - studies very cold temperatures
- Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- TUM Department of Physics - studies how the world works
- FRM-II research reactor - a special facility for research
- Walter Schottky Institute - focuses on semiconductors and engineering
- TUM Department of Chemistry - studies materials and reactions
- TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering - designs machines and systems
- TUM Department of Mathematics - studies numbers and patterns
- TUM Department of Informatics - focuses on computers and information
- Institutes of the Max Planck Society (MPG)
- Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) - studies stars and galaxies
- Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) - studies space beyond Earth
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) - studies hot gases for energy
- Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) - studies light and tiny particles
- Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF) - helps with computing and data for Max Planck
- European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre - a place to learn about space
- Federal Research Institute for Food Chemistry (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie DFA) - studies food
- Bavarian Center of Applied Energy Research (ZAE) - researches energy solutions
- General Electric Global Research Center - a big company's research center
- BMW M - researches and develops high-performance cars
Sister Cities
Garching bei München has special partnerships with other towns. These are called "twin towns" or "sister cities."
Sports in Garching
The town's football (soccer) club is called VfR Garching. It was started in 1921. The team had its biggest success in 2014. That year, they moved up to the Regionalliga Bayern, which was a first for them!
See also
In Spanish: Garching bei München para niños
