Ingolstadt
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| Coordinates | 48°45′49″N 11°25′34″E / 48.76361°N 11.42611°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Urban district |
| City subdivisions | 11 Stadtbezirke mit 61 Unterbezirken |
| Lord Mayor | Alfred Lehmann (CSU) |
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| Area | 133.35 km2 (51.49 sq mi) |
| Population | 123,755 (30 September 2008) |
| - Density | 928 /km2 (2,404 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | IN |
| Postal codes | 85049 – 85057 |
| Area codes | 0841 08450(Zuchering, Brunnenreuth) 08424(Irgertsheim) |
| Website | www.ingolstadt.de |
Ingolstadt is a city in the German state of Bavaria near Munich. It is on the Danube river and has about 120,000 inhabitants.
In 1472, Bavaria's first university was founded in Ingolstadt. The Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, a regulation about the purity of beer, was started there in 1516. The car manufacturer Audi has its main base in Ingolstadt.
Ingolstadt is also the setting of Mary Shelley's famous novel Frankenstein.
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