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Schwabing is a
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
in the northern part of
Munich
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, the
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of the
German
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state of
Bavaria
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. It is part of the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The population of Schwabing is estimated about 100.000, making it one of the largest districts of Munich. The main boulevard is
Leopoldstraße 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 ...
.
Overview
![Schwasi7 Umzug](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Schwasi7_Umzug.jpg)
Schwabing was a village, with
a church documented in the 14th century.
Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's
bohemian
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quarter, but has lost much of this reputation due to strong gentrification in the last decades.
A popular location is the ''
Englischer Garten
The ''Englischer Garten'' (, ''English Garden'') is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits. It was created in 1789 by Sir Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), later Count ...
'', or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. Other not so commonly known parks in Schwabing are
Leopoldpark,
Petuelpark
The Petuelpark is a park situated in between Schwabing and Milbertshofen-Am Hart in Munich, Germany
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and
Biotop am Ackermannbogen.
The main buildings of Munich's largest
universities
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,
Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität and the
Technical University of Munich
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Establis ...
and
Academy of Fine Arts
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are situated in the nearby
Maxvorstadt
Maxvorstadt (Central Bavarian: ''Maxvorstod'') is a central borough of Munich, Bavaria, Germany and forms the Stadtbezirk (borough) 3 Maxvorstadt. Since 1992, this borough comprises the former boroughs 5, 6 and 7 (Maxvorstadt-Universität, Maxvor ...
. A student housing area called "
Studentenstadt
Studentenstadt Freimann is a student housing complex in Munich, Germany.
The complex was built in two stages, between 1961-1968 and between 1970-1977, and is Germany's largest student housing complex with 2,478 residential units in 14 building ...
" (literally, "student city") is located in the north of Schwabing.
The
gentrification
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of Schwabing and various construction projects have led to protests, as around 2011.
Culture
Bohemia since 1890
Schwabing became very famous especially during the reign of Prince Regent
Luitpold when numerous artists like
Ludwig Ganghofer
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He was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, the son of forestry official August Ganghofer (1827–1900). His younger sister Ida (186 ...
,
Heinrich Mann
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,
Thomas Mann
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Oskar Panizza
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Otto Julius Bierbaum
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Frank Wedekind
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Ernst von Wolzogen
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Gustav Meyrink
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Rainer Maria Rilke
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Isolde Kurz
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Ludwig Thoma
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Max Halbe
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Annette Kolb
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Stefan George
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Karl Wolfskehl
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Ludwig Klages
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Roda Roda,
Christian Morgenstern
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Max Dauthendey
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Mechtilde Lichnowsky
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Lion Feuchtwanger
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Leonhard Frank
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Joachim Ringelnatz
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Claire Goll
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Oskar Maria Graf
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Hugo Ball
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Hermann Kesten
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Thomas Theodor Heine
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Olaf Gulbransson
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Bruno Paul
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Eduard Thöny
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and
Rudolf Wilke
Rudolf Wilke (27 October 1873, Braunschweig - 4 November 1908, Braunschweig) was a German caricaturist and illustrator; best known for his work at the satirical magazine, ''Simplicissimus''.
Life and work
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lived or worked there.
Lenin
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was a resident of Schwabing for some years, as was noted psychoanalyst and bohemian
Otto Gross
Otto Hans Adolf Gross (17 March 1877 – 13 February 1920) was an Austrian psychoanalyst. A maverick early disciple of Sigmund Freud, he later became an anarchist and joined the utopian Ascona community.
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.
[Jennifer E. Michaels (1983) ''Anarchy and Eros: Otto Gross' Impact on German Expressionist Writers'': 15] The Countess
Fanny zu Reventlow
Countess Fanny "Franziska" zu Reventlow (''Fanny Liane Wilhelmine Sophie Auguste Adrienne'') 18 May 1871 – 26 July 1918) was a German writer, artist and translator, who became famous as the "Bohemian Countess" of Schwabing (an entertainment dist ...
was known as "The Bohemian Countess of Schwabing".
Famous 60s and 70s Scene
In the 1960s and 1970s Schwabing became a hotspot for the flower power and 1968 movements as well as an internationally renowned party district with legendary clubs such as Big Apple, PN, Domicile, Hot Club, Piper Club, Tiffany, Germany's first large-scale discotheque
Blow Up and the underwater nightclub
Yellow Submarine,
as well as many bars such as
Schwabinger 7, Drugstore and Schwabinger Podium. The
Schwabinger Krawalle unrests of 1962 were a prelude for the student protests of 1968. In the last decades Schwabing has lost much of its nightlife activity, mainly due to gentrification and the resulting high rents. It has become the city's most coveted and expensive residential district, attracting affluent citizens with little interest in partying.
Maps
Image:München - Stadtbezirk 04 (Karte) - Schwabing-West.png, Borough 4 Schwabing-West: position in Munich
Image:München - Stadtbezirk 12 (Karte) - Schwabing - Freimann.png, Borough 12 Schwabing-Freimann: position in Munich
External links
References
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Entertainment districts in Germany