Planegg Explained

Image Coa:DEU Planegg COA.svg
Coordinates:48.1047°N 11.4306°W
Image Plan:Planegg in M.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Upper Bavaria
District:Munich
Elevation:542
Area:10.68
Postal Code:82152
Area Code:089
Licence:M
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 1 84 138
Divisions:4 Gemeindeteile
Website:www.planegg.de
Mayor:Hermann Nafziger[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich (centre).

Economy

Koch Media has its head office in Planegg.[2] It also hosts many biotech-companies, like ADVA Optical Networking, GPC Biotech, MediGene and MorphoSys. In addition, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence are located in the section of Martinsried. Furthermore, ASTELCO Systems, a manufacturer of space systems is located in Planegg.

Education

There are two primary schools, the Grundschule Planegg and the Grundschule Martinsried, as well as the senior high school Feodor-Lynen-Gymnasium Planegg.[3]

The Faculty of Biology and the Biomedical Center of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich are situated in the section of Martinsried.

Transport

The municipality has a railway station,, served by the Munich S-Bahn.

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. "Contact." Koch Media. Retrieved on September 13, 2016. "Headquarter Koch Media GmbH Lochhamer Str. 9 82152 Planegg Deutschland"
  3. "Schulen." Planegg. Retrieved on September 13, 2016.
  4. https://www.merkur.de/lokales/wuermtal/planegg/planegg-didcot-werden-partner-2260261.html Planegg und Didcot werden Partner