The Olympic Village (German: "Olympisches Dorf") was constructed for the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
,
Germany
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and was used to house the athletes during the games. The
Munich massacre took place in one of its apartment blocks,
Connollystraße 31; the street was named for an Irish-American participant in the
1896 Olympics.
1972 Summer Olympics official report (vol 2, part 2. pp. 194-97)
la84foundation.org; accessed 8 November 2010. The Olympic Village is in the north part of the Olympiapark.
Since 1973, the former male section is a neighborhood, and the female area is used as student housing area (German: " Studentenviertel auf dem Oberwiesenfeld" or "Studentendorf"). Some of the areas of this condominium needed to be completely rebuilt after a student revolt. On the night of 4 August 2007, a party turned into a small riot, leading to heavy vandalism and the destruction of two houses by a set fire. 150 police officers were sent to control the situation.
Gallery
File:Olympisches Dorf in München, Juni 2013.jpg
File:Olympic Village Munich, July 2018 -01.jpg
File:Olympic Village Munich, July 2018 -02.jpg
File:Olympic Village in Munich in June 2012.jpg
See also
* Olympiapark, Munich
* Nadisee
References
External links
* http://www.olympiadorf.de/ (in German)
Pictures of the village
Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sports venues in Munich
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
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