Situated at the pretty Danube Stream in the center of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is an example of the eldest and most charming cities in Germany.
Early settlements prove the existence of a density of population since 1800 BC. The 1st 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 city is being considered found around 600 AD by Ingold. The name was first “Ingoldes Stadt” (City of Ingold ), but across the centuries it is received its present name – Ingolstadt.
An interesting thing to know 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 car company AUDI, which was set up by August Horch. AUDI is also thought by some to be an acronym for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt. The town has a very successful ice hockey team called ERC Ingolstadt, which is presently in the first place of the DEL in Germany and made the second place in last years’ play-offs. The city is also the setting of the famous book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly.
Through the centuries, the town middle of Ingolstadt has kept its old typical city design style and buildings that date from the middle Ages. Some bits of the city 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 little population of approximately 122 000 folks, Ingolstadt has a big number of feasts celebrated across the year. The most famous ones are the “Pfingstvolksfest” (02.06-11.06) and the “Herbstfest” ( 22.09-03.10 ), where people are drinking a lot of lager, enjoying the theme park-like atmosphere and looking at the tiny sales booths. You could actually say that it’s a tiny version of Oktoberfest. Having mentioned these beer-feasts, it now appears suitable to name the four breweries, which are providing the lager for them and are of course situated in Ingolstadt: “Ingobräu”, “Herrnbräu”, “Nordbräu” and “Westpark Bräu 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’ll be even more feasts and parties, as Ingolstadt is celebrating its anniversary – exactly 1200 years, in February.
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