Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln is the 19th borough

Boroughs of Munich

Since the administrative reform in 1992, Munich is divided into 25 boroughs or Stadtbezirke:-References:Source:...

 of Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Germany, comprising the extreme southern part of the city on the left back of the river Isar

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

. After the administrative reform, the boroughs Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried and Solln were incorporated, thus forming the new borough. It comprises 17.7525 square kilometres and has a population of 79,147 residents (as of 2005). http://www.muenchen.info/sta/m-stat/themen/stadtbezirke/stadtbezirkszahlen_2005/taschenbuch_2006.pdf#page=143&pagemode=none&view=fit

Thalkirchen

Thalkirchen is located on the river Isar and is a mostly residential district. Sights include the Flaucher, a part of the Isarauen ("floodplains") and a popular recreation site, and Tierpark Hellabrunn

Tierpark Hellabrunn

Hellabrunn Zoo is a zoological garden in the Bavarian capital of Munich. The zoo is situated on the right bank of the river Isar, in the southern part of Munich near the quarter of Thalkirchen...

 (Munich Zoo) which can be found on the opposite site of the river from Thalkirchen. While not located in Thalkirchen, it is nevertheless billed as "Tierpark Thalkirchen". The zoo and the district have their own U-Bahn

Munich U-Bahn

The Munich U-Bahn system is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. "U-Bahn" is the German contraction for Untergrundbahn or "subway." It is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft...

 station, Thalkirchen

Thalkirchen (Munich U-Bahn)

Thalkirchen is a Munich U-Bahn station in the Munich borough of Thalkirchen, near the Tierpark Hellabrunn ....

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Obersendling

Obersendling is located up-slope from Thalkirchen and north of Solln. The district is dominated by Siemens

Siemens

Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...

 which has a large presence at Siemenswerke. The district can be reached by U-Bahn via the Aidenbachstraße

Aidenbachstraße (Munich U-Bahn)

Aidenbachstraße is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U3.In 2014, construction is expected to start on a tangential extension of route 16 of the Munich tramway from its existing terminus at Romansplatz to an interchange at Aidenbachstraße station....

 and Obersendling

Obersendling (Munich U-Bahn)

Obersendling is an U-Bahn station in Munich, Germany on the U3.-References:...

 stations as well as Siemenswerke railway station.