ʌntˈɜːpfɐfˌɛnhoʊfən, ðə sˈaʊθwˈɛst pˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒˈɜːmɚɹɪŋ, wʌz fˈɜːst nˈeɪmd ɪn ɐ tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ dˈeɪɾᵻd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, bˌʌt bˈoʊθ vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd smˈɔːl ænd ɹˈʊɹɹəl ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst sˈɛvɹəl sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ˈɪŋkɹiːsᵻz ɪn pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Unterpfaffenhofen, the south-west part of Germering, was first named in a charter dated 1190, but both villages remained small and rural until they experienced several significant increases in population during the 20th century.