Giesing


Giesing was a Bavarian town founded in 790.
The town was incorporated by the city of Munich in October 1854. Since then, it is a borough of the metropolis.
Giesing is located south-east of Munich and has a population of 50,000.
It consists of Obergiesing and Untergiesing. These sub-entities are divided in the Southern part by the River Isar.
Giesing was one of the first villages around Munich to be incorporated into the city of Munich in 1854.
The first McDonald's restaurant in Germany was opened there in 1971.
The Military Government for Bavaria was located in the former Reichszeugmeisterei. McGraw Kaserne and the Prison Munich Stadelheim are located there. In this prison the members of the Weisse Rose Resistance group were killed by the Nazis and buried in the Perlacher Forrest Cemetery which is the former Prison Cemetery.
Nowadays, Giesing is considered a multi-cultural district with people from various different cultural backgrounds. Its relatively moderate renting fees have made the district popular amongst students and artists.