Manching
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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Coat of arms | |
Location of Manching within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district | |
Manching Manching | |
Coordinates: 48°43′7″N 11°29′50″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm |
Government | |
• Mayor | Herbert Nerb (Freie Wähler e.V.) |
Area | |
• Total | 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,503 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
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
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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