Ingolstadt

Coordinates: 48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E / 48.767; 11.433
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Ingolstadt
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Ingolstadt is located in Germany
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt is located in Bavaria
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Coordinates: 48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E / 48.767; 11.433
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Bavaria
DistrictUrban district
Subdivisions11 Stadtbezirke with 61 Unterbezirken
Government
 • Lord mayorChristian Lösel (CSU)
Area
 • Total133.37 km2 (51.49 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total141,029
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85049–85057
Dialling codes0841
08450 (Zuchering, Brunnenreuth)
08424 (Irgertsheim)
08458 (Pettenhofen/Mühlhausen/Dünzlau)
08459 (Niederfeld)
Vehicle registrationIN
Websitewww.ingolstadt.de

Ingolstadt (US: /ˈɪŋɡəlʃtɑːt, -stɑːt/ ING-gəl-s(h)taht,[2] German: [ˈʔɪŋɡɔlˌʃtat] (audio speaker iconlisten); Bavarian: Inglstod [ˈʔɪŋl̩ʃtɔːd] or Ingoistod, Latin: Auripolis) is a city in the German state of Bavaria near Munich. It is on the Danube river and has about 127,000 inhabitants.

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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.

References[change | change source]

  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  2. "Ingolstadt". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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