Belly of Munich
The "belly of Munich" is popularly a term used by the people of Munich for the area around the two directly adjacent municipal companies Großmarkthalle Munich and Schlachthof Munich in the districts of Sendling and Isarvorstadt .
If most of the city is still asleep, work has long since started in this area. The slaughterhouse and wholesale market hall also form the lifeline of many commercial operations in the immediate vicinity and give the district an unmistakable character. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the two companies have jointly ensured practically the complete supply of the Munich population with food and are still very important for the supply of retail and gastronomy today. On January 1, 2007, she became the new self-propelled Munich Markets merged.
The name is derived from Émile Zola's novel The Belly of Paris ("Le ventre de Paris", 1873).
Birgit Eckelt turned for Bayerischer Rundfunk under the title The belly Munich - The Schlachthofviertel a documentary that captures the atmosphere of the neighborhood. The film from the 14-part series Irgendwo in Bayern was broadcast for the first time on May 10, 2003 on Bavarian television.