Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Discover
Places to see
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria

Sigi Sommer statue (The Eternal Walker)

Discover
Places to see
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria

Sigi Sommer statue (The Eternal Walker)

Highlight • Monument

Sigi Sommer statue (The Eternal Walker)

Hiking

4.5

(153)

Road cycling

5.0

(1)

Save

Share

  • More

  • Save

    Share

  • More

  • Take Me There

    Tips

    August 8, 2017

    Hiking

    As "Blasius the Walker", the Munich writer and journalist Siegfried "Sigi" Sommer wrote columns for the Munich evening newspaper (AZ) for decades. Since 1998, the bronze statue in Rosenstrasse between Marienplatz and Sendlinger Strasse has commemorated this literary flaneur.
    As of 02/2023: In case anyone misses him: as long as Mr. Benko is renovating the Kaut-Bullinger House, Mr. Sommer is in storage for safety reasons, but will come back again, one day.
    Translated by

    March 20, 2021

    Hiking

    "The Eternal Walker" the memorial has been standing since 1998. Sigi Sommer had a column in the Munich evening newspaper "Blasius the Walker" where he took a close look at what is happening in the city of Munich.
    Translated by

    May 14, 2022

    Hiking

    The writer's traces can still be found in some places in Munich today. It seems almost ironic that the city's most famous walker was honored with a statue, among other things:

    Since 1998, the life-size figure of Sommer, designed by the sculptor Max Wagner, has stood in the middle of the pedestrian zone at Rosenstrasse 8.
    The square in front of the house on Schäftlarnstrasse in Untersendling/Thalkirchen, where Sommer grew up, is now called Sigi Sommer Square.
    The writer's grave can be visited in the Neuhausen cemetery.


    Source and further information
    muenchen.de/leben/typisch-muenchen/muenchner-originale/sigi-sommer.html
    Translated by

    Sign up for a free komoot account to get 7 more insider tips and takes.

    Sign up for free

    Nearby routes

    Best routes near Sigi Sommer statue (The Eternal Walker)

    4.6

    (66)

    744

    hikers

    #1.

    Odeon Square – Frauenkirche, Munich loop from Hauptbahnhof

    9.43km

    02:27

    50m

    50m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Moderate

    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Easy

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Details

    Informations

    Elevation 530 m

    Weather

    Powered by Foreca

    Friday 3 April

    13°C

    7°C

    14 %

    Additional weather tips

    Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

    Most visited during

    January

    February

    March

    April

    May

    June

    July

    August

    September

    October

    November

    December

    Loading

    Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

    Other Popular Places to Check Out

    Eisbach Wave

    Explore
    RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepackingSitemap
    Download the app
    Follow Us on Socials

    © komoot GmbH

    Privacy Policy