Ingolstadt a Great Place of Germany

Situated at the handsome Danube River in the heart of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is one of the eldest and most charming cities in Germany.

Early settlements prove the existence of a density of population since 1800 BC. The first time Ingolstadt was mentioned in an official document was in the year 806 by Carl the Great and it became its town rights in 1250. Though that, the town is being considered found around 600 AD by Ingold. The name was first “Ingoldes Stadt” ( Town of Ingold ), but throughout the centuries it has received its present name – Ingolstadt.

An engaging thing to know about Ingolstadt’s history is the foundation the Bavarian Illuminati, a famous secret society, which was established by Adam Weishaupt in 1776. Moreover, Ingolstadt is the seat of the car company AUDI, which was founded by August Horch. AUDI is also assumed by some to be an acronym for car Union Deutschland Ingolstadt. The town has a particularly successful ice hockey team called ERC Ingolstadt, which is at present in the first place of the DEL in Germany and made the second place in last years’ play-offs. The city is also the setting of the famous book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly.

Through the centuries, the town middle of Ingolstadt has kept its old typical town architecture style and buildings that date from the middle Ages. Some bits of the city wall are restored in their original look and there are a couple of museums that are worth a visit, like the Army Museum, the Toy Museum, the German Medication Historical Museum and others.

Although this city has a quite little population of approximately 122 000 folks, Ingolstadt has a large number of banquets celebrated across the year. The most famous ones are the “Pfingstvolksfest” ( 02.06-11.06 ) and the “Herbstfest” ( 22.09-03.10 ), where folk are drinking a lot of beer, enjoying the theme park-like atmosphere and taking a look at the tiny sales booths. You might basically say that it is a tiny version of Oktoberfest. Having discussed these beer-feasts, it now seems appropriate to name the 4 breweries, which are providing the beer for them and are naturally situated in Ingolstadt: “Ingobräu”, “Herrnbräu”, “Nordbräu” and “Westpark and “Westpark Bru 1516″. Other bigger feasts are the “Brunnenfest” (01.04-17.04), “Septemberdult” (09.09-17.09 and the “Christkindlmarkt” (01.12-23.12). In this year there’ll be even more banquets and parties, as Ingolstadt is celebrating its anniversary – exactly 1200 years, in February.

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