Garching bei München

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Garching bei München

Total population

17,656

Air quality index

56Moderate

Coordinates48.25°, 11.65°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Garching bei München or Garching is a town in Bavaria, near Munich. It is the home of several research institutes and university departments, located at Campus Garching.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Karl von Eckartshausen

German writer and archivist

Josef Ertl

German politician (1925-2000)

Gustav von Seyffertitz

German actor (1862-1943)

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Albert Probst

German politician (1931-2015)

Isabell Klein

German handball player

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Johann Riederer

German sports shooter

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Erich Greipl

German economist and merchant (1940-2013)

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Erich Seyfried

German actor

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Lorenz Hecher

Olympic wrestler

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Michael Hierl

German politician (1868-1933)

Sebastian Rinz

German gardener

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Alfons Hecher

Olympic wrestler

Tim Phillips

American swimmer

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Emma Costet de Mascheville

Brazilian astrologer

Heidi Kühn-Bode

German translator and writer (1945-2020)

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Rupert Angermair

German theologian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Mintraching-Grüneck
  4.9 mi away · pop. 2,039
• Hörenzhausen
  6.4 mi away
• Massenhausen
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Hetzenhausen
  7 mi away
• Achering
  7 mi away
• Amperpettenbach
  7.6 mi away
• Großeisenbach
  7.7 mi away
• Lüßwiesen
  7.8 mi away
• Giggenhausen
  7.8 mi away · pop. 636
• Gesseltshausen
  8.2 mi away
• Finsingerau
  9.1 mi away
• Bachenhausen
  9.2 mi away

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-06-21

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Seen 2026-06-21

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-06-21

Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis

Seen 2026-06-21

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

Seen 2026-06-20

White Mullein

Verbascum lychnitis

Seen 2026-06-20

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria

Seen 2026-06-20

Coriarachne depressa

Coriarachne depressa

Seen 2026-06-20

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Garching bei München, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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