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The city's motto is "München mag dich" (''Munich likes you''). Before [[2006]], it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" (Cosmopolitan city with a heart). Its native name München 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 [[Münchner Kindl|monk depicted]] on the city's coat of arms. Black and gold — the colours of the Holy Roman Empire — have been the city's official colours since the time of Ludwig the Bavarian.

Modern Munich is a financial and publishing hub and a frequently top-ranked destination for migration and expatriate location in livability rankings. Munich achieved 4th place in frequently quoted ''|Mercer livability rankings'' in 2011 and 2012. For economic and social innovation, the city was ranked 15th globally out of 289 cities in 2010, and 5th in Germany by the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index based on analysis of 162 indicators In 2010, ''Monocle'' ranked Munich as the world's most livable city in 2012, Munich was ranked fifth in Monocle's ranking, yet remained the highest ranked city in Germany).

==History==

===Origin as medieval town===

The year [[1158]] is assumed to be the foundation date, which is only the earliest date the city is mentioned in a document. The document was signed in [[Augsburg]]. By that time the Guelph Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, had built a bridge over the river Isar next to a settlement of Benedictine monks—this was on the Old Salt Route and a toll bridge.

===Capital of reunited Bavaria===

When Bavaria was reunited in [[1506]], Munich became its capital. The arts and politics became increasingly influenced by the court (see [[Orlando di Lasso]], Heinrich Schuetz and later [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Richard Wagner]]). During the 16th century Munich was a centre of the German counter reformation, and also of [[renaissance]] arts. Duke [[Wilhelm V.]] commissioned the Jesuit [[St. Michael|Michaelskirche]], which became a centre for the counter-reformation, and also built the [[Hofbräuhaus]] for brewing brown beer in 1589.