Munich is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.
Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, with a population of around 1.49 million.The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 5.6 million people.
The name of the city is derived from the Old High German term Munichen, meaning "by the monks". It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms. Munich was first mentioned in 1158. From 1255 the city.
