Munich (German:München,pronounced [ˈmʏnçən] ( listen); Austro-Bavarian:Minga) is the capital city of Bavaria,Germany.It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.Munich is the third largest city in Germany,after Berlin and Hamburg.There are approximately 1.35 million people living within city limits,while the Munich Metropolitan Area (including the urban areas of Augsburg,Ingolstadt,Rosenheim and Landshut) is home to over 5 million people.
The city's motto is "München mag Dich" (Munich Loves You).Before 2006,it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" (Cosmopolitan city with a heart).Its native name,München,is derived from the Old German word Mönche,meaning "Monks".The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms.Black and gold—the colours of the Holy Roman Empire—have been the city's official colours since the time of Ludwig the Bavarian.
Munich is not the only location within Bavaria known as "München".Three such locations exist:one that is known as "Munich",another that is located northeast of the city of Nuremberg,and a third,Hutthurm,that is located north of Passau.
