Schwabing
Schwabing is a
Overview
Schwabing was a village, with a church documented in the 14th century.
Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's bohemian quarter, but has lost much of this reputation due to strong gentrification in the last decades.[2] A popular location is the Englischer Garten, or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. Other not so commonly known parks in Schwabing are Leopoldpark, Petuelpark and Biotop am Ackermannbogen.
The main buildings of Munich's largest universities, Ludwig Maximilian University and the Technical University of Munich and Academy of Fine Arts are situated in the nearby Maxvorstadt. A student housing area called "Studentenstadt" (literally, "student city") is located in the north of Schwabing.
The gentrification of Schwabing and various construction projects led to various protests around the year 2011.[3]
Culture
Bohemia since 1890
Schwabing became very famous especially during the reign of Prince Regent
Famous 60s and 70s Scene
In the 1960s and 1970s Schwabing became a hotspot for the flower power and 1968 movements as well as an internationally renowned party district with legendary clubs such as Big Apple, PN hit-house, Domicile, Hot Club, Piper Club, Tiffany, Germany's first large-scale discotheque Blow Up and the underwater nightclub Yellow Submarine,[5] as well as many bars such as Schwabinger 7, Drugstore and Schwabinger Podium. From the active nightlife during this time, the district became known as "Schwabingbang". The Schwabinger Krawalle unrests of 1962 were a prelude for the student protests of 1968. In the last decades Schwabing has lost much of its nightlife activity, mainly due to gentrification and the resulting high rents. It has become the city's most coveted and expensive residential district, attracting affluent citizens with little interest in partying.
Maps
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Borough 4 Schwabing-West: position in Munich
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Borough 12 Schwabing-Freimann: position in Munich
External links
References
- ISBN 9780241196014– via Google Books.
- ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-06-12 – via Sueddeutsche.de.
- ^ Konstantin Wecker: Interview „Sollen die Normalverdiener rausziehen? Interview: Franz Kotteder SZ 17. Mai 2011
- ^ Jennifer E. Michaels (1983) Anarchy and Eros: Otto Gross' Impact on German Expressionist Writers: 15
- ISBN 978-3936738476.