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Munich and Austria
About Munich
City (pop., 1996 est.: 1.3 Million)
Located along the Isar River, it is was founded c. 1158 at the site of an ancient monastery. It became the capital of Bavaria under the ruling Wittelsbach family. The city developed as a center of music and theater through the 19th century. After World War I, it became a center of right-wing political ferment; it was the site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, Adolph Hitler's attempted rising against the Bavarian government, and subsequent Nazi Party activities. It was the site for the signing of the 1938 Munich agreement. In World War II it suffered heavily from Allied bombing. Some medieval structures survived, including the cathedral and town hall. It is a trade, cultural, educational, and industrial center known for its many museums and for manufacturing and beer and ale brewing.
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