Munich

Munich is the capital and with 1.35 million inhabitants the largest city of B avaria. Munich is the headquarters of the District Office in Munich and the District Government of Upper Bavaria. Munich is also the center of the planning region of Munich and the Munich metropolitan region. Munich is one of the most beautiful cities and also ,along with Berlin, one of the most popular.

Basic Informations

Munich is in the south of Germany. It is the capital of Bavaria and has 1.326.807 inhabitants. Its area is 310, 43 km2. The population density of Munich is 4274 inhabitants per km2. The language of Munich is basically German, but it is very hard for people from the north to understand them, because they have a Bavarian accent. Munich was once divided in 45 different parts, but since 1992 it is separated in to 25 parts called Allach-Untermenzing, Altstadt-Lehe,l Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied, Au Haidhausen Berg am Laim, Bogenhausen, Feldmoching-Hasenbergl ,Wrangle, Laim Ludwig-Isarvorstadt, Maxvorstadt, Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Moosach, Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, Obergiesing, Pasing-Obermenzing, Ramersdorf-Perlach, Schwabing-Freimann, Schwabing-West, Schwanthalerhöhe, Sendling, Sendling-Westpark, Obersendling ,Thalkirchen-Forestry-Fürstenried-Westpark, Trudering-Riem Untergiesing-Harlaching

The climate:

Munich is located in the transitional zone between the wet Atlantic and the dry continental climate. Other key factors are weather on the Alps as a Central European and Danube as regional weather influence. Because of this constellation, the weather is quite changeable. The Foehn brings year-round from the south irregularly warm, dry air to Munich.The highest temperature ever measured, at the official weather station in Munich-Nymphenburg, was 35.8 degrees Celsius. Munich has also been affected by its location in the state of Bavaria by heavy storms. Most notable here is the hail storm of 12 July 1984, caused damage amounting to the equivalent of 1.5 billion euros. Munich, is because of its proxmity to the Alps, the city with most snowfalls in Germany.An analysis of weather statistics showed that the southern part of the city is the sunniest. The north has more fog. The west is drier than the eastern. This is fundamentally a consequence of differences in height within the city.

Culture

Munich is a beautiful city with many cultural opportunities . Because of the many theaters, museums, parks and buildings, Munich is a city full of life and joy. Even through annual events like the octoberfest or the Christopher Street Day make munich to an important, interessting city.

Museums

Munich is known internationally for its collections of ancient and classical art. Thus, for example, include the Old and the New Pinakothek and the Pinakothek of modern and the Lenbachhaus galleries who are the worlds most prestigious. The Glyptotek, the State collections of antiquities, and the Museum Brandhorst are together the Munich Art Center. Also, the National Museum of Egyptian Art gets a new building in the art area. Another 'museum world' is the House of Art, the National Museum, the State Archaeological Collections, the Schack Gallery a nd the Museum of Ethnology. East of the River Isar at the Prince Regent Street is the unique Art Nouveau building with a collection of paintings Villa Stuck from Franz Stuck . The Munich City Museum is located in the former Armory on St. James Place - across from the Jewish Museum. In the Nymphenburg Palace is the Royal Stables Museum, the Nymphenburg porcelain collection and also the natural history museum 'man and nature'. Moreover, there are other museums in the city for the science , the Paleontological Museum, the kingdom of the crystal, as well as the anthropological, the Geological, Botanical and the Zoological State Collection. A popular museum is also, through the prominent downtown location, the German Hunting and Fishing Museum. The German Museum, with some unique technical exhibits, is one of the most visited museums in Europe and is the largest technical and scientific museum in the world.

Literature

In the 19th Century Heinrich Heine, Friedrich Hebbel and Hans Christian Andersen lived for a long time in Munich. The literary life of the city with its center in Schwabing increased in the last decades of the kingdom of Bavaria and was influenced by writers such as Paul Heyse, Lena Christ, Ludwig Thoma, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke and Frank Wedekind.
In the Weimar Republic were the most famous representatives Lion Feuchtwanger, Annette Kolb, Bertolt Brecht and Oskar Maria Graf.The Munich-born writer Eugen Roth came to literary fame, and many writers such as Erich Kastner, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Michael Ende lived and worked in the city.

Berlin- the great capital

Berlin is the capital and seat of government of Germany. As a city state, Berlin is an independent country and is the center of the metropolitan region Berlin / Brandenburg. The city is an important center of politics, media, culture and science in Europe.The city is an important transportation hub and one of the most visited cities on the continent. Prominent institutions such as universities, research institutions and museums enjoy international recognition. Live and work in the city of artists and creators from around the world. Berlin's history, its nightlife and its diverse architecture are internationally known.

Basic Informations

Berlin is in the north-east of Germany and has 3.431.420 million inhabitants. Its area is 892,85 km2. The population density of Berlin is 3.848 inhabitants per km2. In Berlin, the main language is German.The major of Berlin is Klaus Wowereit ,who is a member of the party SPD.

Berlin is seperated in 12 parts, which are called Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Mitte, Neukoelln, Pankow, Reinickendorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schoeneberg, Treptow-Koepenick.

The climate:

The city is located in the temperate climate zone at the transition from maritime to continental climate. The average annual temperature in Berlin-Dahlem is 8.9 ° C and the mean annual rainfall is 581 mm. The warmest months are July and August with an average of 18.5 or 17.7 ° C and the coldest January and February with -0.6 or -0.3 ° C on average. Most precipitation falls in July with an average of 70 mm, the lowest in March with an average of 31 mm.The second maximum from the southeast and east is often characterized by high pressure weather for continental air masses, which are depending on the season lead to very very cold days. The slight differences in height within the city to bring about a more homogenous urban climate.After all, however, Berlin also benefites by its huge share of greenery, more than 40% of the city is green. Berlin has more than 400,000 street trees .

Culture

Berlin is the most popular city in Germany. With many museums,theaters, parks and sights it is a very atractive place to go to. 2008 there were 17 million visitors counted during summertime.

A lot of artists go to the capital, because of its oppertunities and excitment.Berlin is one of the cities, which never sleep. There is always something going on.

Emblematic of Berlin, the Brandenburger Gate is the most awe-inspiring landmark in the city. There the world-famous boulevard Unter den Linden begins. Walking along and making small detours from this avenue one can catch a glimpse of the State Opera House, admire the Hedwig's Cathedral or take a closer look at the collections of the Old Museum, which reveal a microcosm of cultural excellence. Berlin landmarks, such as the Gendarmenmarkt and the French and German Cathedral ,including the Schauspielhaus, are the highest examples of the city's Classicist architecture. The list of significant structures goes further with the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, where one can find the famous terraces designed by Knobelsdorff, as well as the Neues Palais and Orangerie. From among the numerous monuments of Berlin, one of the most famous is the Schiller statue, which reminds the visitors of the city’s powerful literary tradition.

The government Building

Important collections of art can be found at the monumental Pergamon Museum, whose building resembles an ancient temple. Since the reunification of 1989, you can get there by a boat-ride on the Spree River (which passes by the Reichstagsgebäude – government buildings) or on foot, strolling through the historic inner city. Although much of the great art collections of former Berlin suffered the consequences of World War II, many paintings were saved stored in salt mines. Some pieces of art were preserved in the eastern part of the country, including a collection of ancient treasures discovered by 19th- and early 20th-century German archaeologists, and later were distributed among Berlin’s numerous museums. The Charlottenburg Palace, set west of the Tiergarten, offers enormous museum collections and royal apartments, while the Schlossgarten Charlottenburg is an example of truly beautiful landscape architecture. Another landmark is the Mausoleum with the tombs of Friedrich Wilhelm II and Queen Louise, which serves as an important memorial to the history of the Royal Family of Prussia.

The Charlottenburg Palace


Recent history of Berlin is reflected in the New Wall: a partial reconstruction of 70 metres of the Berlin Wall in Bernauer Strasse and Acker Strasse. It incorporates segments of the original wall, but is mainly made of steel and has tiny holes through which visitors may take a look to the other side. Other sites commemorating the city’s dark era include the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which occupies a vast area in central Berlin. The memorial, designed by architect Peter Eisenman, is set south of the Brandenburger Gate and was erected for the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.Berlin's architecture combines elements from almost all periods and all styles. Religious heritage is best represented by the 15th-century Gothic Marienkirche, which boasts a compelling image of a Danse Macabre. Industrial Art Nouveau can be seen at the building of Hackesche Hofe, a site laden with fashionable boutiques and art galleries