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The list of Munich street names lists the names of streets and squares in the Bavarian capital of Munich and also includes the meanings and circumstances of the naming. Currently valid street names are given in bold , names that are no longer valid after renaming or building over are given in italics .

Due to the large number of Munich street names, the list is divided into alphabetically sorted sub-lists.


Cäcilienstraße ,

(1936) 32nd district
Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Calderonweg , Pasing

(1971) Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681), Spanish playwright

Cambraistrasse ,

(1936) 18th district

Camerloherstrasse , Laim

(1901) Melchior Camerloher, one of the 42 Munich hostages of King Gustav II Adolf in 1632

Cammerloherstrasse , Laim

(1904) → Camerloherstrasse
Nymphenburg Palace , painting by Canaletto, around 1761

Canalettostraße , Gern villa colony

(1906) Canaletto (1720–1780), actually Bernardo Bellotto , Italian painter

Candidplatz , Untergiesing

(1877) Peter Candid (around 1548–1628), Flemish painter, sculptor and graphic artist

Candidstrasse , Untergiesing

(1877), see above

Canisiusplatz , Großhadern

(1938) Petrus Canisius (1521–1597), Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, canonized

Canisiusstrasse , Großhadern

(1938) see above
Christian Cannabich

Cannabichstrasse , Untergiesing

(1902) Christian Cannabich (1731–1798), violin virtuoso, composer, concertmaster and opera director

Cannstatter Platz ,

(1936) 24th district

Caracciolastraße , Hasenbergl

(1947) Günther Caracciola-Delbrück (1898–1945), shot by the National Socialists on April 28, 1945 as a participant in the Bavarian freedom campaign

Carl-Amery-Platz , Au-Haidhausen

(2018) Carl Amery (1922-2005), writer

Carl-Baierl-Bogen , Neuperlach

(1981) Carl Baierl (1896–1977), comedian and popular actor

Carl-Hanser-Strasse , Pasing

(2012) Carl Hanser (1901–1985), publisher, 1928 founder of Carl Hanser Verlag

Carl-Orff-Bogen , Freimann

(1985) Carl Orff (1895–1982), music teacher and composer, a. a. the scenic cantata Carmina Burana

Carl-Sternheim-Weg , Denning

(1983) Carl Sternheim (1878–1942), author and playwright

Carl-Wery-Strasse , Neuperlach

(1976) Carl Wery (1897–1975), actor, director

Carl-Zuckmayer-Strasse , Denning

(1983) Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977), writer

Carlamaria-Heim-Strasse , Schwanthalerhöhe

(2002) Carlamaria Heim (1932–1984), Munich actress and writer

Carlo-Schmid-Strasse , Altperlach

(1985) Carlo Schmid (1896–1979), German SPD politician, member of the German Bundestag (1949–1972) and its Vice President for 20 years
Carola Neher

Carola-Neher-Strasse , Solln

(2011) Carola Neher (1900–1942), actress

Caroline-Herschel-Strasse , Messestadt Riem

(1999) Caroline Herschel (1750–1848), astronomer, sister of the astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel , to whom a street in Munich is also dedicated

Carossastrasse , Pasing

(1962) Hans Carossa (1878–1956), doctor, poet and author

Carrierestrasse , Allach

(1947) Moritz Carrière (1817–1895), writer, art historian and philosopher, from 1854 professor of art history at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich

Carry-Brachvogel-Strasse , Oberföhring

(2012) Carry Brachvogel (1864–1942), Munich writer of Jewish descent. She campaigned for the self-determination of women. She died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

Carusoweg , Solln

(1960) Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), Italian opera singer.

Casellastrasse ,

(1936) 30th district

Caubstrasse , Moosach

(1914) Caub, today written as Kaub , town on the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate, where Field Marshal Blücher managed the legendary transition of German troops to France and thus began the reconquest of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine

Celibidacheforum , Haidhausen

(1999) Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996), Chief Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and General Music Director of the City of Munich

Centa-Hafenbrädl-Strasse , Freiham

(2006) Centa Hafenbrädl (1894–1973), city councilor from 1947 to 1970 and on the board of the Caritas Association

Centa-Herker-Bogen , Schwabing-West

(2004) Centa Herker (1909–2000), contemporary witness from Munich and persecuted by the Nazi dictatorship, who campaigned for political education for young people after the war

Centralländstrasse ,

(1904) → Central Road

Cerebotanistrasse , Moosach

(1947) Luigi Cerebotani (1847–1928), Italian theologian, philosopher and inventor, from 1889 papal envoy in Munich

Cervantesstrasse , Pasing

(1947) Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish writer, author of Don Quixote
Adelbert von Chamisso

Chamissostraße , Oberföhring

(1914) Adelbert von Chamisso (1781–1838), German naturalist and poet of French origin

Chammünsterstrasse , garden city Trudering

(1956) Chammünster , former monastery and now part of Cham

Champagnestrasse ,

(1936) 28th district

Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse , Neuperlach

(1975) Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and President (1959–1969)

Chemnitzer Platz , Moosach

(1925) Chemnitz , city in Saxony

Cherubinistraße , Schwabing-West

(1914) Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842), Italian composer

Cheruskerstrasse ,

(1904) Link road between Marienklause and Geiselgasteigstrasse
(1936) 27th district

Chiemgaustraße , Obergiesing and Ramersdorf

(1906) Chiemgau , landscape around the Chiemsee

Chiemseeplatz ,

(1918)
(1936) 17th district

Chopin Street , Pasing

(1947) Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Polish pianist and composer, lived in France from 1830

Chorherrnstrasse ,

(1876)

Chorherrstrasse , Haidhausen

(1873) Ignaz Chorherr (1812–1873). Canon worked for 37 years in several honorary offices in Haidhausen

Chriemhildenstrasse ,

(1904) → Kriemhildenstrasse

Christel-Küpper-Platz , Obersendling

(2017) Sibylla Hubertine Christine Küpper (née Göbbels, 1906–1995), psychotherapist, politician and peace activist

Christel-Sembach-Krone-Weg , Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied

(2019) Christel Sembach-Krone (1936–2017), circus director

Christl-Marie-Schultes-Weg , Oberwiesenfeld , Lerchenau

(2014) Christl-Marie Schultes (1904–1976), aviator, resister against National Socialism, interned several times

Christoph-Probst-Strasse , Freimann

(1947) Christoph Probst (1919–1943), student, member of the White Rose resistance group , executed in Munich in 1943

Christoph-Rapparini-Bogen , Neuhausen

(2006) Christoph Rapparini († around 1740), singer and electoral chamber virtuoso of the 18th century

Christoph-Schmid-Strasse , Milbertshofen

(1910) Christoph von Schmid (1768–1854) Catholic priest and writer, particularly of children's and youth literature
Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck

Christoph-von-Gluck-Platz , Milbertshofen

(1923) Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (1714–1787), Kapellmeister, pre-classical composer

Christophstrasse , Lehel

(1878) Christoph the Strong (1449–1493), Duke of Bavaria-Munich

Christrosenweg , Großhadern

(1947) Christmas rose , a plant from the buttercup family

Christstrasse ,

(1936) 27th district

Chrysanthemum Street , Großhadern

(1938) Chrysanthemums , the sunflower plant genus that is widespread mainly in East Asia

Chunrad von Perg Street ,

(1936) 31st district

Churlandstrasse ,

(1936) 28th district

Cimbernstrasse , Mittersendling

(1925) The Cimbri , a Germanic tribe, originally probably settled in Jutland, defeated by the Romans near Aix-en-Provence in 102 BC on their journey southwards

Cincinnatistraße , settlement at Perlacher Forst

(1954) Cincinnati , city in Ohio (USA), one of Munich's twin cities since 1989

Claire-Watson-Strasse , Neuhausen

(2006) Claire Watson (1924–1986), American opera singer and from 1958 to 1976 member of the Bavarian State Opera

Clara-Schumann-Strasse , Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied

(2019) Clara Schumann (1819–1896), pianist and composer

Clarita-Bernhard-Strasse , Aubing

(2006) Clarita Bernhard (1939–1995), city councilor from 1972 to 1995, particularly devoted herself to school issues and the problems of the disabled and single parents

Claude-Lorrain-Platz ,

(1879)
Claude Lorrain

Claude-Lorrain-Strasse , Untergiesing / Au

(1877) Claude Lorrain (1600–1682), French Baroque painter

Claudius Kellerplatz ,

(1918)

Claudius-Keller-Strasse , Ramersdorf

(1910) Claudius Keller, Capuchin Father, one of the 42 Munich hostages of King Gustav II Adolf in 1632

Claudiusplatz , Moosach

(1925) Matthias Claudius (1740–1815), poet and journalist

Claudiusstrasse , Moosach

(1925) see above

Clausewitzstrasse ,

(1936) 19th district

Clemens-August-Strasse , Berg am Laim

(1915) Clemens August von Bayern (1700–1761), Archbishop of Cologne and thus an important elector of his time

Clemens-Bolz-Weg , Sendling-Westpark

(1958) Clemens Bolz (1879–1955), municipal chief administrative inspector; a map of the graves of famous Munich residents goes back to him

Clemens-Krauss-Strasse , Obermenzing

(1956) Clemens Krauss (1893–1954), Austrian conductor and theater director, several years general music director at the Bavarian State Opera

Clemensstrasse , Schwabing-West

(before 1890) Clemens August von Bayern (1700–1761), see above Clemens-August-Straße

Clezlinstrasse ,

(1918) 17th district
(1936) 30th district

Cochemstrasse , Großhadern

(1938) Cochem , district town of the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate

Colmarer Strasse , Obersendling

(1930) Colmar , French city in Alsace

Colmdorfstrasse , Aubing

(1966) Colmdorf , part of the Upper Franconian town of Bayreuth

Colosseumstrasse ,

(1876) see Colosseumstrasse

Columbusplatz ,

(1936) 16th district

Columbusstrasse ,

(1908) see Columbus Street
(1936) 16th district

Combreshöhe , Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied | Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied |

(1936) 28th district

Comeniusstrasse , Haidhausen

(1893) Johann Amos Comenius (1592–1670), philosopher, theologian and educator

Connollystrasse , Olympic Park

(1971) James Connolly (1868–1957), from the USA, first modern Olympic champion

Constanze-Hallgarten-Strasse , Obersendling

(2017) Constanze Hallgarten (1881–1969), one of the leading women of the German peace movement and women's rights activist

Conwentzstrasse , Thalkirchen

(1947) Hugo Conwentz (1855–1922), botanist and founder of the German nature conservation movement

Copernicusstrasse ,

(1904)
(1936) 29th district

Corinthstrasse , Neuperlach

(1931) Lovis Corinth (1858–1925), important painter of German Impressionism

Cornelius Bridge , Isarvorstadt , Au-Haidhausen

(presumably after 1903) see below

Corneliusstrasse , Isarvorstadt

(1830) Peter von Cornelius (1783–1867), German painter and creator of the altar fresco in the Ludwigskirche in Munich and his nephew
Peter Cornelius (1824–1874), poet, composer and professor at the Königl. Munich University of Music

Cosimastrasse , Englschalking

(1933) Cosima Wagner (1837–1930), daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow and later Richard Wagner's second wife

Cottastrasse ,

(1918) 13th district
(1936) 13th district

Cottaweg , Neuperlach

(1976) Johann Friedrich Cotta (1764–1832), German publisher, bookseller, industrial pioneer and politician

Coubertinplatz , Olympic Park

(1971) Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), French educator, historian and sports official, President of the International Olympic Committee and founder of the modern Olympic Games

Coudenhove-Kalergi-Weg , Neuperlach

(1986) Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Japanese-Austrian writer, politician and founder of the Paneuropean movement

Coulmiersplatz , Haidhausen

(1879) Meeting at Coulmiers in France on November 9, 1870

Crailsheimstrasse , Freimann

(1926) Friedrich Krafft von Crailsheim (1841–1926), Bavarian Foreign Minister (1880–1905) and Bavarian Prime Minister (1890–1903)

Cranachstrasse , Maxvorstadt

(1902) Lucas Cranach the Elder Ä. (around 1475–1553) one of the most important German painters and graphic artists of the Renaissance

Creuzerstrasse ,

(1936) 30th district

Croissant-Rust-Strasse , Pasing

(1951) Anna Flora Barbara Croissant-Rust (1860–1943), German writer

Crusiusstrasse , Lehel

(1934) Otto Carl Friedrich Hermann Crusius (1857–1918), German philologist

Curd-Juergens-Strasse , Neuperlach

(1986) Curd Jürgens (1915–1982), German-Austrian stage and film actor

Curiestrasse , Allach

(1947) Marie Curie (1867–1934), born in Poland, physicist and chemist living in France from 1891

Curt-Mezger-Platz , Milbertshofen

(2007) Curt Mezger (1895–1945), German-Jewish entrepreneur, murdered in Mauthausen concentration camp

Cuvilliésstrasse , Bogenhausen

(1899) François de Cuvilliés the Elder (1695–1768) and François de Cuvilliés the Younger (1731–1777), court architect of the late Rococo. Among her best-known works are the Amalienburg, the Munich Residence and the Cuvilliés Theater

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helga Pfoertner: Living with history. Vol. 1, Literareron, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-89675-859-4 , p. 36 ( PDF; 1.1 MB ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ))
  2. ↑ State capital Munich, editorial office: Street renaming Carl-Amery-Platz. Retrieved October 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Carl-Hanser-Strasse. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  4. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Carlamaria-Heim-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  5. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Carola-Neher-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  6. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Caroline-Herschel-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Carry-Brachvogel-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Carusoweg. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
  9. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Celibidacheforum. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  10. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Centa-Hafenbrädl-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Centa-Herker-Bogen , on muenchen.de, accessed on July 6, 2019
  12. ^ State capital Munich, editorial office: Renaming of the street: Christel-Küpper-Platz. Retrieved July 2, 2017 .
  13. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Street renaming Christel-Sembach-Krone-Weg. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
  14. ^ State capital Munich Editor: Christl-Marie-Schultes-Weg. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  15. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Christoph-Rapparini-Bogen. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  16. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Claire-Watson-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  17. ↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Street renaming Clara-Schumann-Straße. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
  18. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Clarita-Bernhard-Straße. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  19. ^ State capital Munich, editorial office: Renaming of the street: Constanze-Hallgarten-Straße. Retrieved June 2, 2017 .
  20. ^ Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names 3rd edition. Ludwig Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-517-01986-0
  21. ↑ State capital Munich Editor: Curt-Mezger-Platz. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .