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Viktualienmarkt
The Viktualienmarkt is a food market and a square in the center of Munich, Germany. With the exception of Sundays and holidays, it has been held daily since 1807. The Viktualienmarkt developed from an original farmers' market to a popular market for gourmets. In an area covering 140 stalls and shops offers items including flowers, exotic fruit, game, poultry, spices, cheese, fish, and juices. History When today's Marienplatz (formerly Schrannenplatz) as a store for cereals and other agricultural products had become too small, Viktualienmarkt as its official successor evolved where it is still situated today due to a decree issued by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, King Maximilian I on 2 May, 1807. The King ordered that those parts of the market between Heiliggeist Church and Frauenstraße should be relocated and told municipal authorities to demolish the buildings of the Heiliggeist Hospice care, hospice which had been acquired by the city. Thus, the "green market" had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Schumacher
Ida Schumacher (born 5 March 1894 in Arnstorf, Niederbayern (Lower Bavaria), as Ida Stömmer and died on 6 April 1956 in Gauting) was a Bavarian theatre actress and comedienne. Life and career Born in 1894 in Arnstorf, Ida Schumacher was first discovered at the age of thirteen for the choir of Münchner Künstlertheater (Munich Artist Theatre). Later, she studied singing but lost her voice in 1930 due to severe cold. She developed paralysis of her vocal cord, which resulted in her famous trademark of speaking with hoarse, constricted voice. After several engagements at various theatres, Ida made an unprecedented late career as “ Ratschkathl” from 1949 to her death in 1956. During that period, she was very successful as a folk actress at the theatres in Nuremberg, Tegernsee Tegernsee () is a Town#Germany, town in the Miesbach (district), Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the banks of Tegernsee (lake), Lake Tegernsee, which is 747 m (2,451&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Aulinger
Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * '' What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * ''The Seventh Son'' (1926) * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' The Love Express'' (1931) * '' S.A.-Mann Brand'' (1933) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * '' The Three Around Christine'' (1936) * '' Travelling People'' (1938) * '' Three Wonderful Days'' (1939) * '' The Right to Love'' (1939) * '' The Eternal Spring'' (1940) * '' Krambambuli'' (1940) * '' The Fire Devil'' (1940) * '' Wunschkonzert'' (1940) * '' The Sinful Village'' (1940) * '' Anuschka'' (1942) * '' The Little Residence'' (1942) * ''A Salzburg Comedy'' (1943) * '' Gaspary's Sons'' (1948) * ''I'll Never Forget That Night'' (1949) * ''Madonna in Chains'' (1949) * '' The Violin Maker of Mittenwald'' (1950) * ''Hanna Amon'' (1951) * '' Border Post 58'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
München Viktualienmarkt 2011
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roider Jackl
Roider Jackl (17 June 1906 in Weihmichl – 8 May 1975 in Freising; real name: ''Jakob Roider'') was a German performer, singer, and folk singer, who performed in Bavarian language. He became famous in the 1950s especially because of the writing and performing of Gstanzls (short Bavarian mocking songs). A Gstanzl normally consists of four lines, sometimes eight, and is sung in dialect. He performed for example in the Bayerischer Rundfunk and in the Nockherberg. He was a master of the political Gstanzl. Karl Valentin was among his admirers. (volkssaengerei.de) References Further reading * Jakob Roider: ''Gstanzln vom Roider Jackl''. Hieber, München o. J.949
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Karl Valentin
Karl Valentin (, born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. Early work Karl Valentin was born in Munich and came from a reasonably well-off middle-class family; his father had a partnership in a furniture-transport business. Valentin first worked as a carpenter's apprentice, and this experience proved useful in the construction of his sets and props later in life. In 1902, he began his comic career, enrolling for three months at a variety school in Munich, under the guidance of Hermann Strebel. His first job as a performer was at the "Zeughaus" in Nürnberg (Nuremberg). In the wake of his father's death Valentin took a three-year break from performing during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterskirche (München)
St. Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the inner city of Munich, southern Germany. Its tower is commonly known as "Alter Peter"Old Peterand is emblematic of Munich. St Peter's is the oldest recorded parish church in Munich and presumably the originating point for the whole city. History Before the founding of Munich as a city in 1158, there had been a pre-Merovingian church on this site. Eighth-century monks lived around this church on a hill called Petersbergl. At the end of the 12th century, a new church in the Bavarian Romanesque style was consecrated, and expanded in Gothic style shortly before the great fire in 1327, which destroyed the building. After its reconstruction the church was dedicated anew in 1368. In the early 17th century the spire received its Renaissance steeple top and a new Baroque choir was added. The church was heavily damaged in World War II during the Allied bombing of Munich. The interior is dominated by the high altar to whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
