Ismaning is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, located near

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

Geography

In 2016 it had 16,770 inhabitants. The town is located about seven kilometers northeast of Munich on the right high bank of the

Isar River The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Munic ...

that flows into the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

. Near Ismaning there is a large broadcasting facility called

Transmitter Ismaning The Transmitter Ismaning was a large radio transmitting station near Ismaning, Bavaria, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1932. From 1932 to 1934 this transmitter (which replaced the Stadelheim Transmitter at Munich-Stadelheim) used a T-antenna a ...

. The river Seebach running through the centre of the town features many different types of freshwater fish.

History

The year 809 saw the first documentary mention. 1319 there was a sale of the villages of Ismaning, Unterföhring,

Oberföhring Bogenhausen (Central Bavarian: ''Bognhausn'') is the 13th borough of Munich, Germany. It is the geographically largest borough of Munich and comprises the city's north-eastern quarter, reaching from the Isar on the eastern side of the Englischer ...

Englschalking Englschalking is a district of the Bavarian capital Munich and belongs to the district 13 Bogenhausen. Location Englschalking is located relatively central in the district of Bogenhausen. The historic town centre lies northeast of the intersecti ...

and Daglfing to the Hochstift Freising by the

Duke of Bavaria The following is a list of rulers during the history of Bavaria. Bavaria was ruled by several dukes and kings, partitioned and reunited, under several dynasties. Since 1949, Bavaria has been a democratic state in the Federal Republic of Germ ...

and later Emperor

Ludwig the Bavarian Louis IV (german: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany in ...

in exchange for "a hundred March lotrings silver". This created the county on the Yserrain which existed until 1802. Then Ismaning became part of the

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German ...

. Ismaning Palace was seat of the

Beauharnais , type=Noble family, country= France, Sweden, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Russia, estates= Château de La Ferté-Beauharnais Palais LeuchtenbergMariinsky Palace, titles=* Queen of Sweden * Queen of Norway * Viceroy of Italy * French Prince * Prin ...

family until 1851 and is now seat of the town hall.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy

Originally an agricultural community, Ismaning has been known as an important media location since the mid-1990s. The Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation's Ismaning transmitter has been located to the northeast of the village since 1932. To the south is the media park with ''Sport1 Medien AG'' (Sport1), ''Gong-Verlag'', ''Mainstream Media AG'' (Heimatkanal) and the private radio station ''Antenne Bayern''.

Traffic

Due to its location near Munich, Ismaning is well connected. Ismaning is located on the railroad line ''Munich East-Munich Airport'', the

Federal highway Federal Highways and Federal Routes can be found in: *Australia: Federal Highway *Brazil: Brazilian Federal Highway and Brazilian Highway System *Germany: ''Bundesstraßen'' *Malaysia: Federal Highway and Malaysian Federal Roads System *Mexic ...

99, the Federal roads B 471, B 388 and B 301 as well as on the State road 2053 (Freising-Ismaning-Unterföhring-Munich). The S8 line of the

Munich S-Bahn The Munich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn München) is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. " S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for ''Stadtschnellbahn'' (literally, "urban rapid rail"), and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of ...

connects Ismaning with Munich every 20 minutes.

Famous buildings

This center of Ismaning is characterized by the Catholic parish church of St. Johann Baptist. It is located to the south of

Ismaning Palace Ismaning Palace (German: Schloss Ismaning) is a Baroque palace in Ismaning. It currently serves as the town hall. History The palace was built in 1530 by Philip of the Palatinate in the Renaissance style. From 1716 to 1724, it was transformed by ...

(with castle park and former farm buildings), which was reconstructed by

Leo von Klenze Leo von Klenze (Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze; 29 February 1784, Buchladen (Bockelah / Bocla) near Schladen – 26 January 1864, Munich) was a German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer. Court architect of Bavarian King Ludwig I, L ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Munich (district)