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Butchers’ Row at Viktualienmarkt

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Butchers’ Row at Viktualienmarkt

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Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Bonnie24

June 13, 2019

Around 700 years ago, around 1315, Emperor Ludwig ordered the butchers to be banished to the outskirts, but over the years they have returned to the heart of Munich. The butchers have been driven to the edge of the city because of the unsightly odors of the slaughterhouse waste and the resulting diseases. There was a river and this was then used as a natural disposal system.

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

July 31, 2021

Competition stimulates business. But there must be nine identical shops in the same place

be next to each other? One butcher's shop is lined up directly below the Petersbergl. And everyone has been doing their business for centuries.

The meat banks used to be in the middle of the market square (today's Marienplatz), including stench and slaughterhouse waste. This is over in the 14th century: Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian throws the butchers out of town. He has them moved to the edge of the city wall.

This has several advantages. Because the Pfisterbach flowed below the Petersbergl at that time, the butchers used it as a natural waste disposal facility for sewage and stinking slaughterhouse waste. In addition, they can support each other with their hard work among industry colleagues and sell inferior goods in the nearby open bank (“Der Pschorr” location).

The brick building in which the butchers' shops are located was built by the architect Arnold Zenetti in 1880. It is part of the Viktualienmarkt.

Source: stadttour-muenchen.de/metzger-zeile.html

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Rainer & Petra

December 11, 2022

The Viktualienmarkt (Viktualienmarkt 3, 80331 Munich) is a permanent market with over 100 stalls selling food (obsolete Viktualien) in the old town of Munich.

It has taken place every day since 1807, except for Sundays and public holidays.

Here you can not only pamper your palate with regional cuisine, but also taste various international delicacies. From white sausage to pretzels, from beer to kaas and radish. The possibilities for eating and drinking on and around the Viktualienmarkt are endless.

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Location: Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Butchers’ Row at Viktualienmarkt

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