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Ingolstadt
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Ingolstadt is a city situated in the Federal State of Bavaria in Germany. It is geographically located at 48 degree north and 11 degree east, along the banks of the Danube River in the center of Bavaria. As of December 31, 2005 it had a population of 121,801 residents, which made it the sixth largest city in Bavaria. The headquarters of the German automobile manufacturer, Audi is located in Ingolstadt, along with headquarters of the electronic stores MediaMarkt and Saturn. Ingolstadt is linked to Nuremberg through a 300 kilometer high speed railway line that started its service on 28 May, 2006.
Ingolstadt was first mentioned in a document of Charlemagne on 6th of February 806 as Ingoldes stat. In the year, 1250 Ingolstadt was granted status of city and became the capital of the Bavaria between 1392 and 1447. Later it was united with Bavaria-Landshut. Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria built the New Castle that was influenced by French Gothic. In 1472, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria established the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Ingolstadt, which was relocated to Landshut in 1800 and eventually to Munich.
Ingolstadt is known as a town with best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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