Ingolstadt a Germany City With Great History
Situated at the handsome Danube Stream in the heart of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is one of the eldest and most charming cities in Germany.
Early settlements prove the existence of a density of population since 1800 BC. The first time Ingolstadt was mentioned in an official document was in the year 806 by Carl the Great and it got its town rights in 1250. Though that, the town is being considered found around six hundred AD by Ingold. The name was first “Ingoldes Stadt” (City of Ingold ), but throughout the centuries it has received its present name – Ingolstadt.
An interesting thing to understand about Ingolstadt’s history is the foundation the Bavarian Illuminati, a famous secret society, which was established by Adam Weishaupt in 1776. Moreover, Ingolstadt is the seat of the automobile company AUDI, which was founded by August Horch. AUDI is also believed by some to be an acronym for car Union Deutschland Ingolstadt. The city has a particularly successful ice hockey team called ERC Ingolstadt, which is at present in the first place of the DEL in Germany and made the second place in last years’ play-offs. The town is also the setting of the famous book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly.
Through the centuries, the city center of Ingolstadt has kept its old typical town architecture style and buildings that date from the middle Ages. Some pieces of the town wall are restored in their original look and there are 2 museums that are worth a visit, like the Military Museum, the Toy Museum, the German Medication Historical Museum and others.
Although this city has a quite small population of roughly 122 000 people, Ingolstadt has a huge number of feasts celebrated across the year. The most famed ones are the “Pfingstvolksfest” ( 02.06-11.06 ) and the “Herbstfest” ( 22.09-03.10 ), where folk are drinking a lot of beer, enjoying the theme park-like atmosphere and looking at the little sales booths. You could actually say that it’s a small version of Oktoberfest. Having discussed these beer-feasts, it now seems appropriate to name the 4 breweries, which are providing the beer for them and are of course situated in Ingolstadt: “Ingobräu”, “Herrnbräu”, “Nordbräu” and “Westpark and “Westpark Bru 1516″. Other bigger feasts are the “Brunnenfest” ( 01.04-17.04 ), “Septemberdult” (09.09-17.09 and the “Christkindlmarkt” ( 01.12-23.12 ). In this year there will be even more feasts and parties, as Ingolstadt is celebrating its anniversary – exactly 1200 years, in February.
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