Theresienwiese

Theresienwiese is an open space in the Munich borough of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt. It serves as the official ground of the Munich Oktoberfest. A space of 420,000 [ [http://www.muenchen.de/Wirtschaft/raw/Tourismusamt/oktoberfest/153206/oktoberfest_Zahlen_Statistiken.html#Wiesn%202004 muenchen.de - Zahlen und Statistiken ] ] square meters, it is limited in the west by the Bavaria, symbolizing the State of Bavaria, and in the east by "Esperantoplatz", a square named for the international language Esperanto. There, a memorial commemorates the victims of the 1980 Oktoberfest bombing. Bavariaring, an orbital road, provides access for individual traffic.

History

The name of the site is derived from the name of Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen [ [http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/02/content/faq1/#7 Oktoberfest.de - The Wiesn Website | Dates and General FAQs ] ] , the wife of Crown Prince Ludwig I. Their wedding took place on "Theresienwiese" in 1810. Since then, the "Oktoberfest" is celebrated every year to commemorate this event. In addition to the "Oktoberfest", a spring festival and a winter festival ("Winter Tollwood") take place there as well. Every year in April, one of Germany's largest flea markets is also held there.

Location

The site is located towards the southwest of the city centre. It has its own station on the Munich U-Bahn system, on the U4 and U5 lines and the Poccistraße and Goetheplatz stations can be found near the southern end. The nearest Munich S-Bahn station is "Hackerbrücke" or "München Hauptbahnhof" (Munich central station).

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