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Munich, through time.

Discover Munich’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Artistic reconstruction of Munich’s first Oktoberfest horse-race celebration in 1810.
Artistic reconstruction of Munich’s first Oktoberfest horse-race celebration in 1810. · AI illustration

First surviving documentary record

Munich

868 yearsfrom 1158 CE to 2026

Munich grew around a crossing of the Isar and a market. Its first surviving documentary mention is dated 1158. The royal wedding celebrations of 1810 included a horse race on the Theresienwiese, the beginning of Oktoberfest.

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Oktoberfest began with a royal wedding celebration and horse race in 1810.

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