Planegg

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Planegg within Munich district

(2020–26) Hermann Nafziger^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total10.68 km² (4.12 sq mi)Elevation

542 m (1,778 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,063 • Density1,000/km² (2,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82152

Dialling codes089Vehicle registrationMWebsitewww.planegg.de

Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich (centre).

Economy

Koch Media has its head office in Planegg.^[3] It also hosts many biotech-companies, like ADVA Optical Networking, GPC Biotech, MediGene and MorphoSys. In addition, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence are located in the section of Martinsried. Furthermore, ASTELCO Systems, a manufacturer of space systems is located in Planegg.

Education

There are two primary schools, the Grundschule Planegg and the Grundschule Martinsried, as well as the senior high school Feodor-Lynen-Gymnasium Planegg.^[4]

The Faculty of Biology and the Biomedical Center of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich are situated in the section of Martinsried.

Transport

The municipality has a railway station, Planegg, served by the Munich S-Bahn.

Twin towns

Meylan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (since 1987).
Bärenstein, Saxony, Germany (since 1992).
Klausen, South Tyrol, Italy (since 2006).
Didcot, England, United Kingdom (since 2012).^[5]

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).
^ "Contact." Koch Media. Retrieved on September 13, 2016. "Headquarter Koch Media GmbH Lochhamer Str. 9 82152 Planegg Deutschland"
^ "Schulen." Planegg. Retrieved on September 13, 2016.
^ Planegg und Didcot werden Partner, Münchner Merkur vom 30. März 2012