Munich City Streams
City streams running through the city Munich or the Münchner Stadtbäche in German are a system of now defunct waterways which used to flow through the city of Munich. Originally natural streams branching off Munich's major waterway, the Isar River, they were later canalized and played a crucial role in the economic development of Munich in the Middle Ages up to the 19th century. Most of the streams have since been drained or culverted underground, but many of the numerous fountains within Munich today and streams in the English Garden (Munich), English Garden, can be traced back to these original city streams. History The geology of Munich and its surrounding area of a Munich gravel plain, gravel plain, which the Isar river runs through. As a result of this type of ground the Isar often split and changed course in the area. In the Middle Ages the Isar also branched into several side steams in the area which also changed course often. The medieval residents of Munich harnessed ...
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