Olympic area
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- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Also known as: “Munich/Olympic area” and “Olympiapark”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympiastadion and East-West Peace Church.
Olympiastadion
Stadium
Photo: Amrei-Marie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
East-West Peace Church
Photo: Berreu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East-West Peace Church, also known as the Church of Father Timofej, was a chapel in the Olympiapark in Munich. Built by the Russian hermit Timofej Vasilyevich Prokhorov and his wife Natasha without a building permit in the 1950s, the church was destroyed in a fire on 11 June 2023.
Olympia Tower
Photo: Chumwa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwiesenfeld Army Airfield and Barbarasiedlung München.
Oberwiesenfeld Army Airfield
Neighborhood
Oberwiesenfeld Army Airfield is a former military airfield, located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Olympic area
- Categories: Olympic Park, cultural heritage ensemble, and recreation area
- Location: Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.16878° or 48° 10′ 8″ northLongitude
11.54965° or 11° 32′ 59″ eastElevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)Open location code
8FWH5G9X+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 10053878OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
Discover Olympic area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Olympic area” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Olympiapark”
- Bengali: “অলিম্পিক পার্ক (মিউনিখ)”
- Bulgarian: “Олимпийски парк (Мюнхен)”
- Bulgarian: “Олимпийски парк”
- Cebuano: “Olympiapark”
- Chinese: “奥林匹克公园 (慕尼黑)”
- Chinese: “奧林匹克公園 (慕尼黑)”
- Chinese: “奧林匹克公園”
- Chinese: “奧運公園”
- Chinese: “慕尼黑奥林匹克公园”
- Chinese: “慕尼黑奧林匹克公園”
- Dutch: “Olympiapark, Munich”
- Dutch: “Olympiapark”
- Esperanto: “Olimpika Parko de Munkeno”
- French: “Olympiapark”
- French: “parc olympique de Munich”
- French: “Parc olympique de Munich”
- German: “Olympiapark”
- Greek: “Ολυμπιακό Πάρκο (Μόναχο)”
- Hebrew: “הפארק האולימפי”
- Hungarian: “Olympiapark”
- Italian: “Olympiapark”
- Japanese: “オリンピアパーク・ミュンヘン”
- Japanese: “オリンピアパーク”
- Japanese: “ミュンヘンオリンピック公園”
- Japanese: “ミュンヘンオリンピック競技場”
- Korean: “올륌피아파르크”
- Korean: “올림피아파크”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olympiaparken i München”
- Norwegian: “Olympiaparken i München”
- Polish: “Olympiapark München”
- Russian: “Олимпийский парк”
- Slovenian: “olimpijski park v Münchnu”
- Slovenian: “Olympiapark”
- Spanish: “Parque olímpico de Munich”
- Spanish: “Parque Olímpico de Múnich”
- Swedish: “Münchens olympiapark”
- Thai: “อุทยานโอลิมปิก (มิวนิก)”
- Thai: “อุทยานโอลิมปิก”
- Ukrainian: “Олімпійський парк (Мюнхен)”
- Ukrainian: “Олімпійський парк”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kleingartenverein NW 30 and Ackermannbogen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Regenrückhaltebecken Oberwiesenfeld and Olympiaberg.
Munich: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into North Munich, Altstadt, Haidhausen, and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.
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