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36-565: The Petuelring is located about four kilometers north of Munich city center. The ring runs in a west–east direction and marks the border between the city districts of Milbertshofen and Schwabing -West. The eastern part of the ring runs through the Petueltunnel. The Petuelpark is partly located above this tunnel. The Georg-Brauchle-Ring coming from the Olympiapark merges into the Petuelring at

72-548: A Benedictine monastery and a school, to help preach the Gospel to the local people . According to his Vita by Bishop Arbeo , Corbinian was on his way to Rome when his packhorse was attacked and killed by a wild bear. By divine power, Corbinian ordered the bear to carry his luggage over the Alps . When he finally arrived in Rome he let the bear free. The saddled bear is still the symbol of

108-525: A canal road extended, on the route of which the Petuelring now runs. His son Ludwig jun. and his wife Karolina bequeathed their entire fortune to the city of Munich in the 1930s as they had no children. Since the 1950s it has been administered by the Ludwig and Lina Petuel Foundation. Milbertshofen-Am Hart Milbertshofen ( Central Bavarian : Muibatshofa ), Am Riesenfeld and Am Hart ( Central Bavarian : Am Hoart ) are three boroughs situated in

144-696: A continuous settlement until the 8th century AD. Around 700 AD the Frankish Agilolfing dukes built a simple palace on the highest hill in Freising as part of its Duchy of Bavaria . In 724 AD, the Frankish Saint Corbinian was sent to the Duchy of Bavaria by the Catholic Church to spread Christianity . On the highest hill in Freising, where there was already a simple sanctuary, Corbinian erected

180-479: A state-certified designer for floral art. The Freising-Weihenstephan campus is an extensive complex of higher education institutions and research institutes in the western urban area of Freising, in the Weihenstephan and Vötting districts. It has been developed into the so-called "Green Center of Bavaria" for decades and continues to be modernized and designed as a "science and research campus". It includes not only

216-634: A trusted associate of Osama Bin Laden , was apprehended in Freising. In 2006, Pope Benedict XVI visited Freising during a papal visit. He was formerly archbishop of Munich/Freising from 1977 to 1982. There are several elementary schools in the city of Freising. The St. Korbinian elementary school is located in the city center, the Neustift elementary school in Neustift, the St. Lantbert elementary school in Lerchenfeld and

252-478: Is a scientific institution of the city of Freising. It holds documents from the 14th century to the present day. It has existed as an institution since 1909. It is a public institution, open to all citizens and offers a reference library with about 4500 volumes in a reading room. Since 2003, the Freising Municipal Archives have been temporarily located in the "Haus der Vereine" (House of Associations),

288-740: Is a university town in Bavaria , Germany , and the capital of the Freising Landkreis (district) , with a population of about 50,000. Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano , and is located on the Isar river in Upper Bavaria , north of Munich and near the Munich International Airport . The city is built on and around two prominent hills: the Cathedral Hill with

324-649: Is dedicated to the continuing education of pastoral counselors. The Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus educational center is also located in the former residence on the Domberg. Further offers are provided by the Katholisches Kreisbildungswerk and the Pallotti-Haus, a Christian educational house and therapy center. The oldest library in Freising is the Freising Cathedral Library, located on the Domberg. This

360-474: Is of great importance as part of the Mittlerer Ring. Up to 120,000 vehicles pass the ring every day. The ring has four lanes throughout. In the section of the Mittlerer Ring, the directional lanes are separated. At the surface above the Petueltunnel, the traffic load is 30,000 vehicles per day. In the western area between Lerchenauer Straße and Schleißheimer Straße, the underground line U3 runs directly under

396-666: Is the Olympiapark (with the 291-metre-high Olympiaturm Munich's tallest building, the Olympiahalle , Olympiastadion , Erinnerungsort Olympia-Attentat , Sea Life München , Olympic Village ), and the BMW Museums ( BMW Welt , BMW Group Classic , BMW Museum and BMW Tower ). Other notable buildings include BMW FIZ , Knorr-Bremse headquarter, Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz , Euro-Industriepark, Mira shopping center and Gymnasium München Nord . Green Areas include: Petuelpark , Hartelholz and Panzerwiese . The Olympiapark

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432-666: Is the location of the Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage , Spartan Race Sprint as well as Start- and Finish location of the Munich Marathon and Start of the Wings for Life World Run Munich . 48°11′54″N 11°34′35″E  /  48.19833°N 11.57639°E  / 48.19833; 11.57639 This Munich location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Freising Freising ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaɪzɪŋ] )

468-597: The Bavarian Eastern Railway Company built the first railway line from Munich to Freising, Landshut and Regensburg for passenger and rail traffic. Near the end of the Second World War , Allied aircraft bombed Freising on April 18, 1945. By April 30, units of the US Army arrived in Freising. In 1998, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim , also known as Abu Hajir al-Iraqi, a key figure in the founding of al-Qaeda and

504-706: The Free State of Bavaria . Other non-university institutions include the German Research Institute for Food Chemistry, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, DEULA Bavaria and the IZB Freising-Weihenstephan start-up center for green biotechnology. In addition to the natural sciences and technology, there are facilities in the area of religious education. The Institut für Theologische und Pastorale Fortbildung Freising

540-638: The " Center of Life Sciences ", the Weihenstephan Science Center for Nutrition, Land Use and Environment of the Technical University of Munich , but also the most important part of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences . The Freising Clinic is an academic teaching hospital of the Technical University of Munich . It is located north of the old town. Several research centers have been established in

576-556: The 10th century, in order to collect additional revenue, monks were sent from Freising down the Isar River to build a toll bridge on the Salt Road between Salzburg and Augsburg. This village would be later known as München (or Munich , which means 'of the monks'). By 1158, Duke Henry the Lion destroyed the bridge and customs building and built new ones closer to his home further downriver, (near

612-584: The Dom-Gymnasium, is Freising's largest grammar school. The Freising Vocational School and the Vocational School for Child Care are located in the same building. The latter is a full-time school that trains pediatric nurses in two years. The vocational school for nursing is affiliated with the Freising Clinic. The Weihenstephan State Vocational School for Floral Art offers advanced training to become

648-623: The Nymphenburg-Biedersteiner Canal in four lanes (without separation of the directional lanes) over the Petueltunnel towards the northeast. After 400 metres the Ring' reaches the intersection Knorrstraße/ Belgradstraße . The road then flows into the Petueltunnel via connecting ramps. Continuing in an easterly direction, the Petuelring ends in Petueltunnel under the Leopoldstraße intersection and then becomes Schenkendorfstraße . From here

684-628: The Paul-Gerhard-Schule. At Guten Änger in Lerchenfeld, the new Montessori school building was opened in 2015 and a second Realschule in 2018. The Wippenhauser Straße is home to the Wirtschaftsschule and the Fachoberschule / Berufsoberschule . The oldest of Freising's three high schools is the Dom-Gymnasium on the Domberg. The Camerloher-Gymnasium is one of the few artistic grammar schools. The Josef-Hofmiller-Gymnasium , which emerged from

720-597: The Paul-Gerhardt elementary school in the north of the city. Another elementary school is the Vötting Elementary School, to which the schoolhouse in Pulling also belongs. Secondary schools include the three secondary schools Neustift, Paul-Gerhard and Lerchenfeld. The first two are located at the sites of the elementary schools of the same names. The Karl-Meichelbeck-Realschule is located in the immediate vicinity of

756-540: The Petueltunnel and against the red- green majority of the City Hall. In 1993, the city shut down the first Petueltunnel served by tram lines 12 and 13. The construction of the new Petueltunnel began in 1997, which led to disruptions through the building site. The opening ceremony took place on 6 June 2002. Both the Petueltunnel and the road above it in the Schleißheimer Straße to Leopoldstraße area continue to bear

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792-595: The building fabric of Milbertshofen. His son also repeatedly made land available for urban development projects. The Petuelring originated from the Petuelstraße. It started at the Triburger Platz. It followed the Nymphenburg-Biedersteiner Canal and changed into Schenkendorfstraße at the intersection of Belgradstraße. The Petuelring was completed in 1961. A site from the Petuel Foundation was also included. Between

828-665: The center of modern downtown Munich), so that he could collect the revenue instead. The construction of the Freising Cathedral in its current romanesque style started in 1159 and was completed in 1205. The Romanesque wooden ceiling was replaced by a gothic vault in 1481–1483. Freising went through difficult times during the Thirty Years' War . In 1632, the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus came through Freising on his way to Munich. He demanded 30,000 guilders as

864-455: The centre of an important diocese . Some important historical documents were created between 900 and 1200 in its monastery: The above and other scripts from that time can be found in the "Bayerische Staatsbibliothek" ( Bavarian State Library ) in Munich. Even though archaeological finds show that the area was settled in the late Stone Age and Bronze Age , no proof has been found yet to suggest

900-610: The city, displayed in the coat of arms, as well as statues and paintings. After Corbinian's death, Saint Boniface established Freising as a Catholic diocese . Between 764–783, Bishop Arbeo founded a library and a scriptorium (writing room) at the abbey. The settlement started to become a religious centre. The earliest recorded tornado in Europe struck Freising in 788. The mortal remains of Pope Alexander I are said to have been transferred to Freising in 834. In 996, Freising received city rights from Emperor Otto III . As early as

936-450: The former Bishop's Residence and Freising Cathedral , and Weihenstephan Hill with the former Weihenstephan Abbey , containing the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the location of the first recorded tornado in Europe. The city is 448 meters above sea level. Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria, becoming a major religious centre in the early Middle Ages. It is

972-425: The influence of Napoleonic France in which church controlled lands were secularized . In Freising, the more than thousand-year-old bishopric was abolished. The Roman Catholic Church lost most of its properties and authority over the city. Though the seat of the diocese was moved to Munich in 1821, including the elevation to an archdiocese, Freising has remained the seat of diocesan administration until today. In 1858

1008-474: The name Petuelring. After completion of construction work of the tunnel, the 7.4-hectare Petuelpark was built between 2002 and 2004 between Knorrstraße/Belgradstraße and Leopoldstraße. The raised part is dominated by extensive grass areas, on the lower level so-called Themengärten have been set up. The street is named after several members of the Petuel family. Ludwig Petuel Sr. was a brewer from Freising and had

1044-475: The north of Munich in Germany . Jointly, they form the city district 11 Milbertshofen-Am Hart . As of December 2016 , the three boroughs had 76,255 inhabitants. Milbertshofen-Am Hart is surrounded by Schwabing-Freimann (east), Schwabing-West (south), Neuhausen-Nymphenburg (southwest), Moosach and Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (west). North of it comes the municipality Oberschleißheim . In Milbertshofen-Am Hart

1080-560: The road (via the Isarring ) has a connection to Bogenhausen, or (in the eastern direction via a side tunnel) to the A9 towards Nuremberg / Berlin . Between Knorrstraße/Belgradstraße and Leopoldstraße the Petuelpark was built above the Petueltunnel. The Georgenschwaige outdoor swimming pool is also located there, and Luitpoldpark adjoins to the south. In the Munich transport network, the Petuelring

1116-406: The road. The underground station Petuelring is located south of the intersection Schleißheimer Straße. The Petuelring was just a better dirt road in the 19th century. Only through the fortification of Ludwig II did it become a real road. It is named after Ludwig Petuel sen. and Ludwig Petuel jun. The father moved to Milbertshofen in 1868 and earned a fortune here, of which he put large parts into

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1152-521: The stops of the Rümann- and Keferloherstraße a tram underpass was built for the former line 8 and called Petueltunnel. As the traffic load increased steadily, the planning of a tunnel was started in the 1980s. These were stopped after the local elections in 1990 by the participation of Die Grünen . After the citizens' decision in 1996 "Three tunnels are needed for the Ring", the citizens of Munich decided to build

1188-639: The sum to protect the city from destruction. Nevertheless, his army sacked the city. Hunger and plague raged when the Swedes invaded the city again in 1646. In 1674, the Church placed a statue of the Virgin Mary in the city square as a sign that war and plague had been overcome. A wave of witch hunts and trials broke out from 1715–1717 in Freising, and again in 1721–1723. Most of the accused were child beggars. Several children were executed. In 1802/1803 Bavaria fell under

1224-476: The tunnelled crossing Lerchenauer Straße (München-Zentrum- Feldmoching-Hasenbergl ). The BMW Museum is also located here. After 500 metres, the access ramps to the Petueltunnel, where the Petuelring runs, begin at Riesenfeldstraße. An air raid shelter from 1941 is located here. On the surface, the two single-lane ramps lead to the Schleißheimer Straße intersection. From here the Petuelring runs along

1260-622: The vicinity of the two universities, i.e. mostly located on campus. The TUM Weihenstephan Research Center for Brewing and Food Quality, the TUM Central Institute for Nutrition and Food Research and the TUM Hans Eisenmann Center for Agricultural Sciences belong to the Technical University of Munich . The Bavarian State Institute of Agriculture and the Bavarian State Institute of Forestry and Forestry are authorities of

1296-628: Was founded by Bishop Arbeo and is the central library of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and one of the largest church libraries in Germany . The city library was founded in 1959. The central library of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences is located in the Hofgarten in Weihenstephan . Also in Weihenstephan is a branch library of the University Library of the Technical University of Munich . The Stadtarchiv Freising

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