Haar, Bavaria Explained

Haar
Image Coa:Wappen von Haar.svg
Coordinates:48.1°N 55°W
Image Plan:Haar in M.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberbayern
District:Munich
Elevation:542
Area:12.90
Postal Code:85540
Area Code:089
Licence:M
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 84 123
Website:www.gemeinde-haar.de
Mayor:Andreas Bukowski[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Haar (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 12 km east of Munich (centre). As of 2017 it had a population of more than 20,000.

It is home to the Haar Disciples, a team in the first division of German's Baseball Bundesliga. In October 2017, the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office were relocated to Haar.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. Web site: New location for the Boards of Appeal. 2017. European Patent Office. 1 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Boards of Appeal starting work at their new location. 2 October 2017. European Patent Office. 6 October 2017. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503221401/https://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2017/20171002.html. dead.