1. History

2. Honorary citizens

3. Sons and daughters of the town

4. Personalities who have worked on the ground

5. References

6. External links

Germering is a town of approximately 38,000 within the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is directly adjacent to the city of Munich and borders it to the west.

History

The area of

Germering has an old history attested by findings of burial mounds of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age, as well as a "villa rustica" (as in nearby Leutstetten) built by the Romans. There was a trade route through the city with numerous brick kilns. After their discovery a glass roof was erected over one (near the Nebelerstrasse) so one can still view it.

Germering was first reliably mentioned about 859-864 A.D. In those days it was still known as Kermeringon, but apparently it was formerly mentioned under the name Germana vel admonte. Unterpfaffenhofen, the south-west part of Germering, was first named in a charter dated 1190, but both villages remained small and rural until they experienced several significant increases in population during the 20th century.

During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.^[1]

In 1978, the two independent towns Unterpfaffenhofen and Germering were merged to form present-day Germering. The new city coat of arms was created in 1981 by Karl Haas, who incorporated the coats of arms of both former boroughs.

Honorary citizens

• Claudia Hengst (born 1969), well-known disabled sportswoman and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympics, world and European champion, honorary citizen since 2001
• Robert Huber (born 1937), residing in Germering, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 and was appointed honorary citizen in the same year

Sons and daughters of the town

• Peter Brugger (born 1972), singer and guitarist, member of the Sportfreunde Stiller
• Lena Dürr, alpine skier, grew up in Germering^[2]
• {{ill|Thomas Huber (actor)|de|Thomas Huber (Schauspieler)}} (born 1963), actor (including Lindenstrasse - Der große Bellheim)
• Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885), Biedermeier-era artist, born in the town-district Unterpfaffenhofen

Personalities who have worked on the ground

• Gus Backus (1937-2019) American singer, lived in Germering until his death
• Heinz Braun (1938-1986), painter, lived in Germering
• John Christopher Howland (1928-2013), singer, actor and entertainer, lived in Germering (Harthaus)
• Siegfried Lowitz (1914-1999), actor, lived in Germering
• Sportfreunde Stiller, German band, from Germering
• Erhard Wunderlich (1956-2012), handball player, silver medal winner at the Summer olympics 1984, lived in Germering

References

External links

• Minster Church of Sts Thomas
• Minster, Cornwall
• Minster (disambiguation)
• Minster Elementary School
• Minster, England
• Minster for Coördination of Defence
• Minster-in-Sheppey
• Minster in Sheppey
• Minster in Sheppey Priory
• Minster in Thanet Priory
• Minster, Kent
• Minsterley Motors
• Minster Lovell Hall
• Minster Lovell Priory
• Minster Machine Company
• Minster of Transport
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• Minster On Sea
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• Minster Pool
• Minsterraad
• Minsters
• Minster School (disambiguation)
• Minster School, York
• Minster station