Garching bei München or Garching is a town in Bavaria, Germany near Munich. Postal code: D-85748. It is located at , situated near the river Isar and the A9 motorway. A Munich U-Bahn metro line terminates in Garching and is currently being extended through the town center to reach the university and research facilities described below.

Districts

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1. Garching
2. Dirnismaning
3. Hochbrück
4. Forschungsinstitute (Research Institutes)
   This district will be renamed to "Hochschul- und Forschungszentrum" (University and Research Centre)

Educational and Research Institutes

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A number of research and scientific educational institutions are located in Garching, including:

• Headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)
• Federal Research Institute for Food Chemistry (DFA)
• Max Planck Institutes:
  • Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
  • Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)
  • Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ)
• Several departments of the Technische Universität München (TUM), including:
  • Mathematics ^*
  • Mechanical Engineering ^*
  • Computer Science ^*
  • Physics
    • Walter Schottky Institute
    • Walter Meißner Institute
    • Bavarian Center of Applied Energy Research (ZAE)
  • Department of Chemistry ^*
  • The research reactor FRM-II
• Part of the physics department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
• General Electric Global Research Center

Sister cities

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• Lørenskog (Norway)
• Radeberg (near Dresden)

External links

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• http://www.garching.de/ (Official Town Website)
• European Southern Observatory (ESO)
• Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
• Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
• Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)
• Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ)
• Physics Department TUM
• Chemistry Department TUM
• Mechanical Engineering
• Walter Meissner Institute (WMI)
• Walter Schottky Institute (WSI)
• Research Neutron Source (FMR II)
• Federal Research Center for Food Chemistry (DFA)
• Leibniz Computer Center (LRZ)

Towns in Bavaria

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