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Münchner Kindl sculpture at Stadtsparkasse München

Münchner Kindl sculpture at Stadtsparkasse München

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Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

June 25, 2022

The official coat of arms of Munich is in the silver coat of arms a heraldic right-looking monk with a gold-edged black robe and red shoes, holding a red oath book in his left hand, his right hand raised to swear an oath. It is possible that the oath book was originally the town law book or a book of the gospels and the hand of the oath was a blessing hand.[1] The monk refers to a monastery of monks in the city area, to which, according to one theory, the name Munich goes back.

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchner_Kindl

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Pat2000

January 6, 2022

A sculpture by the blacksmith Herbert Altmann from the late 1950s hangs on the building of the Stadtsparkasse in Munich. Due to its overly long hands, the people of Munich called it "interest gamble". 1958 made of bronze, steel and copper

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Rainer & Petra

December 11, 2022

The monk with an oath book points to a monastery of monks in the city area, which, according to one theory, the name Munich goes back to.

Since the 16th century, the city coat of arms has been (unofficially) changed by various artists. In the process, the monk became more and more childlike and finally, in the 1920s, a boy became a girl, the Münchner Kindl. However, the coat of arms of Munich is often referred to and depicted as the Munich Kindl.

The 85 m high town hall tower is crowned by the Munich Kindl, which was created by Anton Schmid, with his son Wiggerl posing as a model. Since 1938, a young woman from Munich has been regularly appointed to the Munich Kindl by the "Festring München e.V.", mostly from the circle of breweries, showmen or Oktoberfest hosts, and represents the Bavarian capital as a kind of ambassador.

You can find the Munich Kindl z. B. on tram cars, manhole covers, postcards, beer mugs, beer bottles or posters. Instead of the book of oaths, the Munich Kindl is often depicted holding a beer mug.

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Münchner Kindl sculpture at Stadtsparkasse München

1. Eisbach Wave – Marienplatz Munich loop from Hauptbahnhof

2. Marienplatz Munich – Odeonsplatz loop from Hauptbahnhof

3. Odeonsplatz – Marienplatz Munich loop from München Hauptbahnhof

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