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Maisach

municipality of Germany

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 1, 2025
Entity authorityQ255106
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Maisach (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪzax]) is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Maisach is the largest municipality in the Fürstenfeldbruck district. It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Fürstenfeldbruck, and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Munich. It is served by an S-Bahn station on the towards Mammendorf, which lies south of the town center.

The tallest building in the town belongs to the eponymously named local brewery and sports an aircraft warning beacon.

The community Maisach lies on the river Maisach.

History

The first documentary record of Maisach comes from the year 806. For the other districts excepting Gernlinden there are also records coming from the second half of the 8th and first half of the 9th century. Gernlinden is first recorded in 1436.

In 1818 the community was established.

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The public source identifies “Maisach” as municipality of Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Maisach, municipality and Germany.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1436, 1818—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Maisach, municipality and Germany providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q255106. VIAF identifies the subject as 24145304805878610304. Authority coordinates are 48.217, 11.267. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1436 and 1818.

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This entry incorporates text from Maisach” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.