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Munich Overview
Munich has now established itself as one of the most important industrial and economic centers in the European community. It boasts of such hi-tech corporations as BMW, Siemens, and Krauss Maffei. Munich is the country's leading university center, focusing on medical science and research, as well as an important insurance, banking, electronic, and mechanical engineering hub.
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Munich, "the city with a heart," is the capital of Bavaria, a kingdom from 1806-1918 and a Freistaat (Free State) to date. In 1945, 85% of Munich was a heap of rubble. But undaunted, its citizens rebuilt the beautiful city on the Isar river. Munich, a city with a liberal atmosphere, attracted great minds from all over Europe and America to become a center of learning and culture.