Short answers, pulled from the story.
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany, located on the river Isar north of the Alps. As of the 30th of November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg.
The 14th of June 1158 is considered the official founding day of Munich, the date of the Augsburg Arbitration that settled a bridge dispute in favor of Duke Henry the Lion. The first written record of the city dates to 1158, though archaeological finds prove the settlement is older.
Munich was referred to as the Hauptstadt der Bewegung, or Capital of the Movement, because of its importance to the rise of National Socialism. The Nazi Party staged the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch there, and the party headquarters known as the Brown House was located in the city.
Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, during which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered in the Munich massacre. Gunmen from the Palestinian group Black September took members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage in the Olympic village.
Oktoberfest is the largest beer festival and Volksfest in the world, held at the Theresienwiese in Munich for 16 to 18 days from late September through early October. It began with a beer festival in October 1810 celebrating the crown prince's wedding to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and now welcomes over six million visitors a year.
Munich is home to the headquarters of BMW, Siemens, Allianz SE, and Munich Re. Other major firms based there include Traton, MTU Aero Engines, Linde, and Rohde and Schwarz, and it is the wealthiest city in the EU by GDP per capita among cities with over one million inhabitants.