Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching, on the location of present-day Manching.
Manching | |
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Location of Manching within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 48°43′7″N 11°29′50″E / 48.71861°N 11.49722°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Herbert Nerb[1] (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,083 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 85077 |
Dialling codes | 08459 |
Vehicle registration | PAF |
Website | www.manching.de |
Airbus Defence and Space (former Military Air Systems business unit of EADS) has its flight test center here at Manching Airport.
The Barthelmarkt, a well-known beer festival in the area, takes place in the district of Oberstimm on the last weekend of August every year.
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).