Munich A city in Germany

In the elections to the Reichstag on March 5, 1933, the NSDAP proved to be the most influential among the right-wing parties. However, the number of votes cast for her was the lowest: 37% against an average of 44% in Germany. Despite this, the City Council turned out to be N**i.

The postwar period became difficult for Munich: in November 1918, Ludwig III and his family fled the city, and after the assassination of the first Republican Prime Minister of Bavaria, Kurt Eisner, on April 13, 1919, the Bavarian Soviet Republic was proclaimed in Munich (led by Ernst). Toller), which on May 3, 1919 was defeated by Fraykor's troops. After that, Bavaria became part of the Weimar Republic.

On October 17, 1810, in honor of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Teresa of Saxony-Hildburghaus, horse races were held, which marked the beginning of the annual Oktoberfest beer festival.

The history of Munich dates back to the VIII century, when on Peter's Hill (German Petersbergl) settled monks from the Tegernsee monastery, which stood nearby. Today, the church of St. Peter (German: Sankt-Peter-Kirche) stands on the site of the settlement. The city was first mentioned in documents in 1158 under the name Villa Munichen; however, as early as 1175, Munich was granted city status and city walls were erected.

Modern Munich is not only a center of cultural and museum values, but also a large industrial and research center. Thanks to the famous universities, one of the largest in Europe, the Bavarian State Book Collection, which has 6 million volumes, the Max Planck and Heinz Mayer-Leibniz Institutes, the nuclear research reactor and many other institutions, Munich maintains a strong position in Europe.

Munich is famous for its brewing traditions. The city has six large breweries that supply beer to the world-famous Oktoberfest - a festival of beer, pretzels, fried chickens and carousels, which is held annually in late September - early October in Terezina meadow.