Theresienwiese
Theresienwiese is a public space in the Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt district of Munich. It covers 42 hectares and is best known as the site of the annual Oktoberfest.Photo: Usien, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Area
- Description: square in Munich, Germany
- Also known as: “Wiesn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bavaria statue and Hall of Fame.
Bavaria statue
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich, southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian homeland, and by extension its strength and glory.
Hall of Fame
Photo: Hvezd, Public domain.
The Ruhmeshalle is a Doric colonnade with a main range and two wings, designed by Leo von Klenze for Ludwig I of Bavaria. Built in 1853, it is situated on an ancient ledge above the Theresienwiese in Munich and was built as part of a complex which also includes the Bavariapark and the Bavaria statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt and Theresienhöhe.
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt is the district of Munich immediately south and west of Altstadt, which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.
Theresienhöhe
Quarter
Photo: Chumwa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Theresienhöhe is a newly created quarter of Munich. It is part of Schwanthalerhöhe and Sendling.
Schwanthalerhöhe
Suburb
Photo: Chumwa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Schwanthalerhöhe, also called Westend, is a borough of Munich. It is located west of the city center and with a population of about 30,000 on just two square kilometers is one of Munich's most densely populated boroughs.
Theresienwiese
- Category: square
- Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Theresienwiese” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ثيرزينفيس”
- Bavarian: “Theräsienwiesn”
- Belarusian: “Луг Тэрэзы”
- Bulgarian: “Терезиенвийзе”
- Catalan: “Theresienwiese”
- Chinese: “特蕾西娅草坪”
- Chinese: “特蕾西婭草坪”
- Dutch: “Theresienwiese”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ثيرزينفيس”
- Esperanto: “Tereza Herbejo”
- Esperanto: “Theresienwiese”
- Estonian: “Theresienwiese”
- French: “Theresienwiese”
- French: “Wiesn”
- Galician: “Theresienwiese”
- German: “Theresienwiese”
- German: “Wiesn”
- Hebrew: “שדה תרזה”
- Hebrew: “תרזיינוויזֶה”
- Hungarian: “Theresienwiese”
- Italian: “Theresienwiese”
- Japanese: “テレージエンヴィーゼ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Theresienwiese”
- Norwegian: “Theresienwiese”
- Persian: “ترزینویز”
- Portuguese: “Theresienwiese”
- Russian: “Луг Терезы”
- Spanish: “Theresienwiese”
- Swedish: “Theresienwiese”
- Ukrainian: “Theresienwiese”
- Ukrainian: “Луг Терези”
- Ukrainian: “Лука Терези”
- Vietnamese: “Theresienwiese”
- Wu Chinese: “特蕾西娅草坪”
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