The Mariahilfplatz is a town square on the right bank of the
River Isar
The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Mun ...
in the district of Au in
Munich
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,
Germany
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.
Centrally located in the suburb of Au, the Mariahilfplatz is a well visited and active place. One of the largest fairs in Munich, the
Auer Dult
The Auer Dult is a traditional fair in Munich, Germany, combinding a market and a German style folk festival.
It takes place three times per year on the Mariahilfplatz in the Munich district of Au, fuelled by around three hundred traders and sh ...
, occurs here three times per year.
The square is dominated by the
neo-gothic
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
Mariahilfkirche (Mariahilf Church) which is situated right in the centre. East of the square behind the monastery of the
School Sisters of Notre Dame is the
Auer Mühlbach (Millstream of Au), one of the remaining brooks in Munich. Also at the Mariahilfplatz are the
Landratsamt München (Administrative office of the
Landkreis München) with the public health office, the Maria-Hilf School, Police Department 21, REFUGIO Munich (a consultation and treatment centre for refugees and torture victims) and Neudeck, a prison for women and young people.
Transportation
South of the square is Ohlmüllerstraße (Ohlmüller street), which connects the west side of the Isar with Au and
Giesing
Giesing (formerly Kyesinga) was a Bavarian town founded in 790 (older than Munich).
The town was incorporated by the city of Munich in October 1854. Since then, it is a borough of the metropolis.
Giesing is located south-east of Munich and has a ...
. Due to the nature of the city centre car parking spaces are often very hard to come by, particularly during the Auer Dult.
One can get to the Mariahilfplatz by public transport: Line 17 by tram stopping at Mariahilfplatz, Metrobus 52 stopping at Mariahilfplatz and Schweigerstraße (Schweiger Street), and bus 62 stopping at Schweigerstraße.
Surroundings
The following can be found neighbouring directly and indirectly:
* The Isar and its wetlands
* The
Nockherberg
* The
Paulaner
Paulaner is a German brewery, established in 1634 in Munich by the Minim friars of the ''Neudeck ob der Au'' cloister. The mendicant order and the brewery are named after Francis of Paola, the founder of the order. Paulaner is one of the ...
Brewery
* The
Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum (''German Museum'', officially (English: ''German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology'')) in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science and technology, with about 28,000 exhibited objects from ...
on the
Museuminsel (Museum island)
* The
Glockenbachviertel (left of the Isar)
*
Gärtnerplatzviertel (left of the Isar)
Miscellaneous
A farmer's market takes place twice per week.
External links
meineStadt.de: Arrangements at the Mariahilfplatz
Grundschule am Mariahilfplatz(Mariahilfplatz Primary School)
REFUGIO MünchenMariahilfplatz 10
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Squares in Munich