Planegg

Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich (centre).

Planegg
Municipality
Planegg Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Planegg within Munich district
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Coordinates: 48°6′17″N 11°25′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Munich
Subdivisions	4 Gemeindeteile (Planegg Martinsried Steinkirchen Maria Eich)
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Hermann Nafziger[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Elevation	542 m (1,778 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,088
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82152
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.planegg.de

Economy

Koch Media has its head office in Planegg.^[3] It also hosts many biotech-companies, like ADVA Optical Networking, GPC Biotech, MediGene and MorphoSys. In addition, the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence are located in the section of Martinsried. Furthermore, ASTELCO Systems, a manufacturer of space systems is located in Planegg.

Education

There are two primary schools, the Grundschule Planegg and the Grundschule Martinsried, as well as the senior high school Feodor-Lynen-Gymnasium Planegg.^[4]

The Faculty of Biology and the Biomedical Center of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich are situated in the section of Martinsried.

Transport

The municipality has a railway station, Planegg, served by the Munich S-Bahn.

Twin towns

• Meylan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (since 1987).
• Bärenstein, Saxony, Germany (since 1992).
• Klausen, South Tyrol, Italy (since 2006).
• Didcot, England, United Kingdom (since 2012).^[5]