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panoramic view of the city Munich Bavaria Germany Europe. Photo by Willy Matheisl
Willy Matheisl, Munich (German: München) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). Munich is Germany's third largest city and one of Europe's most prosperous and expensive. The city has a population of about million (as of 2006) and the Munich metropolitan area is home to around million people. The city is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. The city's motto was "Die Weltstadt mit Herz" (The world city with a heart) for a long time but has recently been replaced by "München mag dich" (Munich likes you). The figure on Munich's coat-of-arms is a monk referred to as the Münchner Kindl, the child of Munich. Black and gold - the colours of the Holy Roman Empire - have been the city's official colours since the time of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Size: 7688px × 3815px
Location: Munich Bavaria Germany Europe
Photo credit: © willy matheisl / Alamy / Afripics
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