Munich

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Munich (German: München) is the capital of the German federal state of Bavaria

Munich or München may also refer to:

Places in Germany:

• Munich (district), adjacent to the capital city

• München, a quarter of Bad Berka, Thuringa
• München, a quarter of Hirschbach, Bavaria
• München, a quarter of Hutthurm, Bavaria
• München, a quarter of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück, Brandenburg

Places in other countries:

• Munich, North Dakota, United States, a city in Cavalier County

In sports:

• FC Bayern Munich, a football-only club located in the capital city
• TSV 1860 München, a sports club also known for its football team
• Munich (game), an informal football game invented in Bristol, England
• Munich (sport shoes), a Spanish company and brand specialized in sports and fashion shoes
• 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich
  • Munich massacre, the kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics

In diplomacy:

• Munich is a common shorthand for Munich Agreement, the 1938 accord of European powers ceding the Sudetenland to Germany under Adolf Hitler, a key event in the development of World War II.

In popular culture:

• Munich (film), the 2005 Steven Spielberg film based on the 1972 Olympic massacre and its aftermath
• "Munich" (song), a song by British rock group Editors
• "Munich", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel

Ships:

• MS München, a German LASH carrier, lost in a storm in December 1978
• SS General von Steuben, a German luxury passenger ship, renamed from München in 1930

People:

• Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917), an engineer and politician from Luxembourg

See also

• Mnichov (disambiguation)
• Monaco (disambiguation)

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