Ingolstadt: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 89 - 177 Kult Hotel
 The Kult-Hotel is located approximate 2km from the pedestrian area and the motorway. Fine textures, carefully selected materials and breathtaking fres… MoreEUR 81 - 138 Hotel Rappensberger
 This 4-star hotel in Ingolstadt town centre offers non-smoking rooms, Bavarian and international food , and underground parking.
The rooms of the Hot… MoreEUR 40 - 80 Hotel Pension Garni Gastpark
 This hotel in the north of Ingolstadt is a 10-minute drive from the Audi and Esso headquarters. It offers daily breakfast, free parking, and easy acce… MoreEUR 73 - 112 mD Altstadthotel
 Situated in the heart of Ingolstadt, this 3-star hotel offers modern rooms and an inviting spa area, just a short walk from the Danube river and the c… MoreEUR 72 - 117 mD Hotel Pius Hof
 This 3-star Superior hotel is located next to Ingolstadt´s Audi headquarters and the A9 motorway. It offers a spa, free breakfast, and easy acce… MoreEUR 72 - 180 Parkhotel Heidehof
 The 4-star Parkhotel Heidehof offers a free breakfast buffet and a spa with indoor and outdoor pools. It is located in the green Gaimershaim district … MoreEUR 51 - 132 NH Ambassador Ingolstadt
 Situated just off the motorway in Ingolstadt, this 4-star hotel offers spacious, air-conditioned rooms, free parking and varied cuisine.
The express b… MoreEUR 46 - 112 Mercure Hotel Ingolstadt
 This 4-star hotel in the peaceful Spitalhof district of Ingolstadt offers rooms with free Wi-Fi hotspot, international food, and free spa facilities. … MoreEUR 69 - 116 Hotel im GVZ
 This energy-saving, 4-star hotel in Ingolstadt offers free parking and a 24-hour bar with free snack buffets. It is located in the GVZ freight village… MoreEUR 79 - 120 Hotel Domizil
 Situated in proximity to Ingolstadt’s historic centre and the Audi Forum, this family-run hotel is a peaceful base in the city for business travelle… MoreEUR 46 - 79 B&B Hotel Ingolstadt
 Situated just off the A9 motorway, this family-friendly hotel offers soundproofed rooms with free wireless internet. The centre of Ingolstadt and the… MoreEUR 55 - 125 Art Hotel Pfeffermühle
 This modern, 3-star hotel in Ingolstadt offers fine, Bavarian cuisine, a free sauna, and free private parking. The historic city centre is less than 3… MoreEUR 95 - 220 Ara Hotel Comfort
 Boasting a central location and easy access to the motorway, this Ingolstadt hotel offers a modern ambience, state-of-the-art conference rooms and a r… MoreEUR 75 - 100 Bavaria Hotel
 This 3-star hotel in Ingolstadt offers a spa area with indoor pool, Wi-Fi, and great connections with the A9 motorway. The Donautherme Wonnemar spa is… MoreEUR 62 - 93 Bayerischer Hof
 In the traffic-tranquilised zone, in the Old Town´s centre resides the family-run hotel ”Bayerischer Hof”.… MoreEUR 59 - 135 Hotel ARA
 Boasting easy access to Ingolstadt’s city centre and the motorway, this friendly hotel is a strategic base for tourists and business travellers alik… MoreEUR 63 - 159 Hotel Ammerland Garni
 This 4-star hotel offers individually furnished rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access. It is 3 km from Ingolstadt city centre and offers good access t… MoreEUR 39 - 999 Gästehaus zur Linde
 This guest house in Ingolstadt offers non-smoking rooms, Wi-Fi access, and free parking. It is a 15-minute bus ride from Ingolstadt city centre and 80… MoreEUR 79 - 132 Altstadthotel Guesthouse Die Galerie
 This 3-star Superior hotel is in the centre of Ingolstadt, a few minutes’ walk from the shopping areas and River Danube. It offers a bistro, spa and… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingolstadt: Guide
Ingolstadt is a city in the Federal State of Bavaria, Germany. It is located at , along the banks of the Danube River in the center of Bavaria. As of December 31, 2005 it had 121,801 residents, making it the sixth largest city in Bavaria.
The headquarters of the German automobile manufacturer Audi are located in Ingolstadt, as well as the headquarters of the electronic stores MediaMarkt and Saturn.
Ingolstadt is connected to Nuremberg via a 300 km/h high speed railway line. Service started on 28 May 2006.
See also: University of Ingolstadt
History and culture
Ingolstadt was first mentioned in a document of Charlemagne on 6th of February 806 as "Ingoldes stat", the place of Ingold.
About 1250 Ingolstadt was granted city status.
Ingolstadt was the capital of the duchy Bavaria-Ingolstadt between 1392 and 1447. Then Ingolstadt was united with Bavaria-Landshut. Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria ordered to build the New Castle, which is strongly influenced by French Gothic.
In 1472 Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria founded the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Ingolstadt, which was moved to Landshut in 1800 and finally to Munich.
Originally a fortress city, Ingolstadt is enclosed in a medieval defensive wall. The Bavarian fortress (sapper's drill ground is still crossing the river, two military air bases are nearby, one used for testing airplanes. The long military tradition of the city is reflected in today's civil and cultural life. Former "off limit" grounds are now well used public parks, the famous writer Marieluise Fleißer wrote Pioniere in Ingolstadt in 1928.
Ingolstadt was the city where William IV, Duke of Bavaria wrote and signed the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot in 1516, the eldest food law still in use. Adolf Scherzer composed the Bayerischen Defiliermarsch, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is related to the Ingolstädter alte Anatomie, now museum for medical history. In 1748, Adam Weishaupt was born in Ingolstadt.
Ingolstadt School of Management
Ingolstadt is home of one of Germany's foremost business schools. The "Ingolstadt School of Management" is the faculty of business administration and economics of the "Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt".
In national rankings the B-school regularly scores among the top ten, which is due to its high academic quality and excellent student-professor-ratio. The faculty maintains a vast network of partner universities for international educational exchange.
Currently, the Ingolstadt School of Management offers bachelor and master degrees in business administration (in German: "BWL - Betriebswirtschaftslehre"). Among the academic programs offered are also an executive MBA and doctoral degrees.
Ingolstadt is the setting for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel Frankenstein and is a pivotal location in The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Dr. Faust is mentioned in an old and short local Tale.
The X-Files episode, "The Post-Modern Prometheus", makes a reference to the University of Ingolstadt. This was an allusion to Frankenstein, as the episode was filled with Frankenstein references and the full title of Frankenstein is actually "Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus."
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University of Applied Sciences
Another institution of higher education is the "University of Applied Sciences", a German "Fachhochschule" focusing on engineering (Fachhochschule) The degree obtainable is the German degree Diplom Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing. (FH)). New degrees offered as of 2010 will be in line with the Bachelor and Master system.Literary references
Sister city|Sister cities
- Grasse, France
- Carrara, Italy
- Murska Sobota, Slovenia
- Kragujevac, Serbia
- Manisa, Turkey
- Opole, Poland
- Central District, Moscow, RussiaOrganizations and clubs
MTV Ingolstadt|MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt's major sports club
FC Ingolstadt 04, Soccer|Footballclub in Regionalliga (football)|Regionalliga
Ingolstädter Schanzer, Baseball|Baseballteam in 2nd Bundesliga (Baseball)|2. Bundesliga
ERC Ingolstadt, Icehockey|Icehockeyteam in Deutsche Eishockey-Liga|DELExternal links
Official website of the city (in German)
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Official website of inregio (in German)
Official website of inregio Spider (in German) [http://www.inregio.biz
Official website of inregio (in German)
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