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Munich

City

Capital of Bavaria and the birthplace of the Nazi Party.

View on map 48.14° N, 11.58° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – August 6, 1806 Holy Roman Empire de facto
April 11, 1807 – November 4, 1813 Confederation of the Rhine de facto
June 30, 1810 – June 3, 1814 Kingdom of Bavaria de facto
June 8, 1815 – May 18, 1848 German Confederation de facto
May 1, 1816 – May 4, 1871 Kingdom of Bavaria de facto
November 29, 1850 – August 23, 1866 German Confederation de facto
May 5, 1871 – November 9, 1918 German Empire de facto
November 11, 1918 – May 8, 1945 Germany de facto
since May 23, 1949 Germany de facto

Capital of

1806 – November 8, 1918 Kingdom of Bavaria
Bavarian Soviet Republic

Events here 9

April 14, 1816 Treaty of Munich (1816)
November 8–9, 1923 Beer Hall Putsch
July 18, 1925 Mein Kampf published
June 30 – July 2, 1934 Night of the Long Knives
July 19 – November 30, 1937 Degenerate Art exhibition
November 8, 1937 – January 31, 1939 The Eternal Jew (art exhibition)
February 6, 1958 Munich air disaster
September 5–6, 1972 Munich massacre
October 5, 1973 European Patent Convention