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'Garching bei München' or 'Garching' is a town in Bavaria, Germany near Munich. It is located at , situated near the river Isar and the A9 motorway. A Munich U-Bahn metro line terminates at the university and research facilities near the town.

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Districts

Educational and Research Institutes

Sister cities

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Districts

# Garching
# Dirnismaning
# Hochbrück
# Forschungsinstitute (Research Institutes)
This district will be renamed to "Hochschul- und Forschungszentrum" (University and Research Centre)

Educational and Research Institutes

A number of research and scientific educational institutions are located in Garching, including:

★ Several departments of the Technische Universität München (TUM), including:

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★ physics

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★ the research reactor FRM-II

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★ semiconductor physics and engineering (Walter Schottky Institute)

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★ chemistry [1]

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★ mechanical engineering [2]

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★ mathematics [3]

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★ computer science [4]

★ Max Planck Institutes:

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★ Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)

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★ Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)

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★ Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)

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★ Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ)

★ Part of the physics department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

★ Other scientific institutes:

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★ Headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)

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★ Federal Research Institute for Food Chemistry (DFA)

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★ Walter Meißner Institute (WMI) of the of the BAdW (low-temperature physics)

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★ Bavarian Center of Applied Energy Research (ZAE)

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★ Reactor safety research [5]

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★ General Electric Global Research Center

★ Leibniz-Rechnenzentrum [6] of the of the BAdW (central computing facilities for the Munich universities and other research institutes)

Sister cities

★ Lørenskog (Norway)

★ Radeberg (near Dresden)

External links

★ http://www.garching.de/ (Official Town Website)

★ European Southern Observatory (ESO)

★ Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)

★ Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)

★ Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)

★ Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ)

★ Physics Department TUM

★ Chemistry Department TUM

★ Mechanical Engineering

★ Walter Meissner Institute (WMI)

★ Walter Schottky Institute (WSI)

★ Research Neutron Source (FMR II)

★ Federal Research Center for Food Chemistry (DFA)

★ Leibniz Computer Center (LRZ)