Unterhaching Haching (Bavarian) | |
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Location of Unterhaching within Munich district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°03′57″N11°36′36″E / 48.06583°N 11.61000°E /48.06583; 11.61000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Munich |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Wolfgang Panzer[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 26,079 |
| • Density | 2,515/km2 (6,513/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 82008 |
| Dialling codes | 089 |
| Vehicle registration | M |
| Website | www |
Unterhaching (German pronunciation:[ʊntɐˈhaxɪŋ],lit. 'Lower Haching', in contrast to "Upper Haching";Central Bavarian:Haching) is the second largestmunicipality in the district ofMunich inBavaria, Germany, located to the south of Munich city centre and easily accessible via two federal motorways,Bundesautobahn 8 andBundesautobahn 995, and also on theMunich S-Bahn, connecting Unterhaching toMarienplatz in less than 20 minutes. The municipality is best known for its football clubSpVgg Unterhaching, who played in theBundesliga in 1999–2001 and is also home to a CO2 neutral district heating network.
Based upon the discovery of graves, the settlement of theHaching Valley can be traced back as far as 1100 B.C. The settlement of the Bavarian tribes is believed to have occurred between the fifth and eighth centuries.
The name "Haching" comes from the family name "Hacho" and the aristocracy of the Hahilinga. The name Haching is first recorded in a document from the Schäftlarn monastery in the year 806, left by the abbot Petto. Therefore, Haching is hundreds of years older than Munich.
The name "Unterhaching" (lat.inferiori hachingin) emerges for the first time in the year 1180 in a possession listing of the bishop ofFreising (Freesing).
Up until the1803 secularization the surrounding monasteries were the primary landowners in the area. Also derived from this is the municipal coat of arms, which today shows the abbot staff of the Schäftlarn monastery and the sea-rose sheet from the coat of arms of the monastery Tegernsee.Unterhaching began the 20th century as purely a farming village. The number of inhabitants exploded from 616 inhabitants in 1900 to 20,545 in 2000.
In 1955 Unterhaching split fromOttobrunn and became an independent municipality.
In 1968 the building of two new large housing estates began, "Grünau" andFasanenpark, which began the development of the municipality into a modern housing development.
Unterhaching is well known in Germany for itsfootball teamSpVgg Unterhaching, which played in theBundesliga during the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. The club now oscillates between theregional state league (the fourth tier) andthe third division and sharelocal rivalries with1860 Munich andBayern Munich's reserve team. In 2001, SpVgg Unterhaching won thenational five-a-side indoor football cup.
The SpVgg Unterhaching also has a very successful bob-sledding team, with multiple world and European titles. The Olympic gold-medalistChristoph Langen is a member.
The volleyball department is just as successfulTSV Unterhaching and played for six years inBundesliga.
Unterhaching is undergoing dynamic development in recent years. Unterhaching is the base forDeveley, a manufacturer of mustards and other fine foods, and the headquarters for the chewing gum manufacturerWm. Wrigley Jr. Company. The companyAnton Schrobenhauser has become one of the largest building contractors in Munich and the surrounding areas. The headquarters campus (Campeon) ofInfineon Technologies, a global leader in semiconductors, is accessible on foot despite being officially part of the neighboring Munich suburb ofNeubiberg. Several other large service companies are also headquartered in Unterhaching, such asSportscheck formerly part ofOtto Group and now part ofSigna Holding as well as software firms, e.g.InterFace AG
Unterhaching began construction on ageothermal power plant called Geothermie Unterhaching in 2004. The plant was the first industrial-scaled project in Germany to use theKalina cycle.[3][4] The drilling works lasted about six month for each of the two boreholes. While the first drill hole was finished in fall 2004, the second was completed in winter 2007. The plant became operational in the winter of 2007/2008.[5][6] The plant was shut down in 2017, as temperature fluctuations meant it could only generate power effectively in the summer.[4]
Unterhaching istwinned with:[7]
Adeje, Spain
Bischofshofen, Austria
Le Vésinet, France
Witney, England, United Kingdom
Żywiec, Poland
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