The Wiener Markt is a daily food market in
Haidhausen, a district of
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 ...
.
The market at Wiener Platz forms the centre of the district of Haidhausen.
History
In 1891 "Wiener Platz" was named after the
Austria
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n city of
Vienna
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(Wien). This name was chosen because the "Innere-Wiener-Straße" which runs alongside the market used to be the link road to Vienna.
The history of the "market at Wiener Platz", the smallest of Munich’s permanent grocery markets is long and eventful. On 1. November 1889, the market that had hitherto been held in the Preysingstraße was moved to its current location. An "announcement of the municipal authorities of Munich, Capital of Bavaria and Royal Residence on 25. October 1889", which was signed by the mayor, ''Dr. von Widenmeyer'', is the "birth certificate" of the market.
During World War II the market was severely damaged but was reconstructed in the post-war years. With the end of the renovation at Wiener Platz in October 2002, both Wiener Platz and Wiener Markt once again became jewels in the crown of the Haidhausen district. The grand May Day festival on 1. May 2003 and the putting up of the
maypole, donated by the ''Friends of Haidhausen'', clearly showed the central significance of the square and the market for Haidhausen.
Administration
The Wiener Markt is organized by the
Wholesale Market Munich
The Großmarkthalle München (Wholesale Market Munich) is a German-international wholesale market located in the Munich borough of Sendling. In an area of 310,000 m², 270 importing companies and wholesalers offer 140 different product classes fr ...
. The Wholesale Market Munich, together with Wiener Markt,
Viktualienmarkt,
Pasing Viktualienmarkt,
Elisabethmarkt
The Elisabethmarkt is a daily food market in Schwabing, a district of Munich, Germany.
Deep in the heart of Schwabing, the inhabitants (and of course all the visitors) have been able to supply themselves with fresh groceries for more than 100 yea ...
and the
Weekly Markets in Munich
The weekly markets in Munich, Germany, are an important source of food to the residents of the city. The population of the city is provided with groceries by 41 weekly markets, including farmers’ markets and organic food markets on a daily basis. ...
, are operated by
Munich Markets Munich Markets (German: Markthallen München) is the name of the merged municipal company, which includes the Wholesale Market Munich and the Munich Slaughterhouse. The premises are situated in the Munich Sendling and Ludwigsvorstadt districts.
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, a
municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
company run by the City of Munich.
External links
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Retail markets in Munich
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