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Manching
Manching
Coordinates	48°43′7″N 11°29′50″E / 48.71861°N 11.49722°E / 48.71861; 11.49722
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Mayor	Herbert Nerb (Freie Wähler e.V.)
Basic statistics
Area	35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m  (1201 ft)
Population	11,260  (31 December 2006)
- Density	317 /km2 (822 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PAF
Postal code	85077
Area code	08459
Website	www.manching.de
Location of Manching within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district

For the airport, see Ingolstadt Manching Airport

Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Paar, 7 km southeast of Ingolstadt. In the late Iron Age, there was a Celtic settlement on the location of present-day Manching.

The Military Air Systems department of EADS has its headquarters here. The first flight of the Eurofighter prototype took place in Manching.

The Barthelmarkt, a well-known beer festival in the area, takes place in the district of Oberstimm on the last weekend of August every year.