Manching

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Manching within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district

(2020–26) Herbert Nerb^[1] (FW)Area

• Total35.48 km² (13.70 sq mi)Elevation

366 m (1,201 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,302 • Density370/km² (970/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

85077

Dialling codes08459Vehicle registrationPAFWebsitewww.manching.de

Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement, the Oppidum of Manching, on the location of present-day Manching.

Airbus Defence and Space (former Military Air Systems business unit of EADS) has its flight test center here at Manching Airport.

The Barthelmarkt, a well-known beer festival in the area, takes place in the district of Oberstimm [de] on the last weekend of August every year.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).