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The Münchner Freiheit (called ''Münchener Freiheit'' until 1998) is a square in
The Münchner Freiheit (called ''Münchener Freiheit'' until 1998) is a square in Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
's Schwabing
Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100 ...
, near the English Garden
The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (french: Jardin à l'anglaise, it, Giardino all'inglese, german: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, pt, Jardim inglês, es, Jardín inglés), is a sty ...
. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially during winter when one of Munich's largest Christmas market
A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: ''Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chris ...
s takes place.
The square's Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn (german: U-Bahn München) is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. The system began operation in 1971, and is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG; Munich Transport Company) ...
station is Münchner Freiheit.
A German pop group, Münchener Freiheit, derived their name from the location, and have retained the original spelling.
Origin of the name
The square atLeopoldstraße Leopoldstraße is a street in the Munich districts Maxvorstadt, Schwabing and Milbertshofen. It is a major boulevard, and the main street of the Schwabing district. It is a continuation of Ludwigstraße, the boulevard of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, n ...
was originally known as Feilitzsch Platz, after a Bavarian interior minister. In 1933 it was renamed ''Danziger Freiheit'' or "Danzig freedom", in expression of the wish to see the city of Danzig returned to German rule. In tribute to an anti-Nazi resistance group, Freiheitsaktion Bayern, who had taken over two Munich radio towers in 1945, the name ''Münchener Freiheit'' or "Munich freedom" was selected following the war. The alternative spelling ''Münchner Freiheit'' was adopted by the city council in 1998 though ''Münchener Freiheit'' remains popular.
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