
Location: Situated in the centre of the MAI-Triangle (Munich-Augsburg-Ingolstadt), idyllic landscape at the Paar river, 8 km (5 miles) from the motorway Munich – Stuttgart (A 8 )
Size: 20,500 inhabitants, 92 square kilometres (57 square miles), 15 districts
History: Founded in the 11th century; first ancestral seat of the Wittelsbacher (later the royal dynasty); administrative district of the Teutonic Knights and mediaeval domicile of the Administrative and County Court
Life Today: attractive historic town (well worth visiting!) with a Baroque town hall, historical towers and a rustic lifestyle, friendly residents, affordable accomodation |