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Mini guide to Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt, Germany has owed it popularity to two things; one being the headquarters of the automobile company Audi and the other being it moment of fame in the fictitious work Frankenstein. Ingolstadt is also considered to be the headquarters of electronic stores like MediaMarkt.

Ingolstadt obtained it city status in 1250 and was originally known as the fortress city. It was first mentioned in the Charlemagne. This city is also the center of the very famous University of Ingolstadt.

This city of Ingolstadt is located approximately one hour from Nurembourg and Munich and can be reached by taking the A9 highway. It is also a one hour drive from Rosenburg. The airport at Augsburg is 52.31Km and the railway station at Nordbahnhof is at a distance of 1.30Km. Recently from the year 2006, it has been connected to Nuremburg through a rail network.

Ingolstadt is a south central city in the state of Bavaria, Germany which is located at a distance of 69Km from Munich along the banks of the River Danube. Part of the larger Munich municipal area, this city is a home to 121,801 inhabitants. It covers an area of 133.35 km² at an elevation of 374Km.

City buses offer transportation within the city and taxis are also available for private usage and hire. There are a variety of buses to choose from including the Audi Forum bus and each comfortable trip in it will cost around 14 euros.

The main sites include the Audi museum, Old Anatomie museum, Bavarian Army museum, The Astronomy park and Some of the places worth making a visit are Old city Halls, 14th century gate called the Kreutzor, and a 15th century Cathedral. Activities which can make the trip interesting like Ice skating and Swimming are also recommended.

Tourist offices in this city of Ingolstadt provide the guide services and they can availed through payment of a cheap rate.

Ingolstadt can become pretty cold during the winter when temperatures can dip up to -5°C and during summer the temperatures may be around 20°C.

Ingolstadt

Situated on the banks of the Danube River in the state of Barvaria, is the city of Ingolstadt. After Munich, Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Barvaria, and was first mentioned in 806 as ‘Ingoldes stat’, or the place of gold. In 1250 Ingolstadt was granted city status. Ingolstadt was the first German fortress to hold out against the Swedish in the Swedish sieges, and the Swedes eventually withdrew.

The fortress (built in 1537) is now a museum, but during WWI French president Charles de Gaulle was held there as a prisoner of war, and the entire city still carries the feeling of its military past – former off-limit places are now parks, and there are two military air bases near the city, one still being used to test planes. Indeed, the Museum of the Barvarian Army is in the city, and it houses the horse of King Gustavus Adolphus. The horse was shot from under the King, by a cannon called ‘The Fig’, located inside the fortress. When the Swedes withdrew, the remains of the horse were preserved.

In 1516, a food law was signed by William IV, Duke of Barvaria, and it is still in use today (although not legally enforced, many breweries claim to abide by it and the traditional usage of only water, barley and hops in the beer) – the oldest of its kind. It deals with the standards of the sale and drinking of beer, and although it is thought to have been first put forward in 1487, was signed by the Duke on April 23, 1516.

In Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’, Ingolstadt is the town where the monster is created, and the setting for most of the novel.

The German automobile manufacturer Audi has its headquarters in Ingolstadt.

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