Weihenstephan
Overview
Freising
Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Freising. Total population 48,500.The city is located north of Munich at the Isar river, near the Munich International Airport...
north 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
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Weihenstephan is known for:
- the site of one of the three campusCampusA campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es of the Technische Universität München (TUM), namely the one for life sciences - the Fachhochschule WeihenstephanFachhochschule WeihenstephanThe Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf is a Fachhochschule in Freising, Germany.It has 15 courses of study organized in 7 faculties.-Points of interest:...
- the Sichtungsgarten WeihenstephanSichtungsgarten WeihenstephanThe Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan is a horticultural garden maintained by the Research Institute for Horticulture of the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan...
, a notable horticulturalHorticultureHorticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
garden - the BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
Weihenstephan AbbeyWeihenstephan AbbeyWeihenstephan Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Weihenstephan, now part of Freising district, in Bavaria, Germany.-Monastery:...
, founded 725, which established the oldest still operating breweryBreweryA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
in the world (1040) (see History of beer).
