Explore the Ancient History of Ingolstadt Germany
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 first time Ingolstadt was mentioned in an official document was in the year 806 by Carl the Great and it became its town rights in 1250. Although that, the town is being considered found around six hundred AD by Ingold. The name was first “Ingoldes Stadt” ( Town of Ingold ), but across the centuries it’s 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. Likewise , Ingolstadt is the seat of the car company AUDI, which was set up by August Horch. AUDI is also assumed by some to be an acronym for Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt. The city 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 town architecture style and buildings that date from the middle Ages. Some pieces of the town wall are revived 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 town has a quite little population of roughly 122 000 folk, Ingolstadt has a large number of banquets celebrated throughout the year. The most renowned ones are the “Pfingstvolksfest” ( 02.06-11.06 ) and the “Herbstfest” ( 22.09-03.10 ), where people are drinking lots of lager, enjoying the theme park-like atmosphere and looking at the tiny sales booths. You could actually say that it’s a small version of Oktoberfest. Having mentioned these beer-feasts, it now appears suitable to name the 4 breweries, which are providing the beer 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 banquets and parties, as Ingolstadt is celebrating its anniversary – exactly 1200 years, in February.
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