Theatinerstraße

The Theatinerstraße is a street in Munich's old town. It connects the Odeonsplatz with the southern lying Marienhof and houses a number of classical buildings and several shops. The street received its name due to the adjoining Theatinerkirche; it used to be called Hintere Schwabinger Gasse.[1]

Winter 1959
Theatinerstraße
Theatinerstraße with Theatine Church in the background
NamesakeTheatine Church
Length380 m (1,250 ft)
LocationMunich
Postal code80333
Major
junctions		Brienner Straße, Viscardigasse, Salvatorstraße, Perusastraße, Maffeistraße

Location

The Theatinerstraße extends from the Odeonsplatz south to the Marienhof. The Viscardigasse and the Perusastraße connect them with the residential road in the east; via the Salvatorstraße or the Maffeistraße, the western parallel road Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße can be reached. At the height of the Marienhof, the Theatinerstraße turns into Weinstraße at the junction Schäfflergasse, which then leads past the New Town Hall to the Marienplatz. The Theatinerstraße–Weinstraße is part of the north-south medieval trade route, which existed at the time of the city's founding in the 12th century and crossed the salt road at Marienplatz in an east-west direction. The transition from the Weinstraße to the Theatinerstraße marks the border of the medieval so-called Heinrichsstadt. There, until 1691, the Hinteres Schwabinger Tor (rear Schwabinger Tor) also called Wilbrechtsturm (Wilbrecht tower), was located. Until 1817, the outer Schwabinger Tor stood at the northern end of Theatinerstraße.[2]

Shopping street

Many international companies have branches on Theatinerstraße, including Armani, Bassetti, Butlers, Zara, Esprit and Bose. It also houses the Fünf Höfe, which houses another 60 shops, several restaurants and the Kunsthalle of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung.[3]

Transportation

The entire Theatinerstraße is declared a pedestrian zone and not passable for motorized individual traffic.

With the Munich Underground, the Theatinerstraße can be reached from the underground station Odeonsplatz via the lines U3, U4, U5 and U6. Also at Odeonsplatz, there is a bus stop served by lines N40, N41 and 100. For the Munich tram there is the Theatinerstraße stop at the corner Maffeistraße, which is served by the line 19.

Attractions
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References
  1. "Theatinerstraße". muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. "Stadtplan München". muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "Kunst, Kultur, Gastronomie und Einkaufen: die Fünf Höfe". muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "München Baudenkmäler" (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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