List of Munich street names / V

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 Currently valid street names are given in bold , names that are no longer valid after renaming or building over are given in italics .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.

Vahrner Strasse , Harlaching

(1927) Vahrn , health resort near Brixen in South Tyrol

Valentin-Linhof-Strasse , Trudering

(1981) Valentin Linhof (1854–1929), German camera designer, inventor and company founder, who u. a. built the first all-metal camera

Valeppstrasse , Obergiesing

(1929) Valepp , mountain valley, brook and settlement south of the Spitzingsee

Vallettastraße , Riem

(2011) Valletta , capital of the Republic of Malta

On the Valleystraße in Sendling

Valleyplatz , Sendling

(1904) Valley , Upper Bavarian municipality

Valleystrasse , Sendling

(1904) see above

Valpichlerstrasse , Laim

(1901) Martin Valpichler, merchant and member of the Outer Council of the City of Munich, who was one of 42 hostages of the Swedes during the Thirty Years War

Van-Eyck-Strasse , Ramersdorf

(1955) Jan van Eyck (around 1390–1441), Flemish painter of the late Middle Ages

Van Gogh Street , Solln

(1961) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch painter

Vandalenstrasse , Bogenhausen

(1935) Vandals , East Germanic tribe

Varnhagenstrasse , Pasing

(1947) Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785–1858), German chronicler, narrator, biographer, diary writer and diplomat

Veilchenstrasse , Kleinhadern

(1938) Violets , genus of plants in the violet family

Veit-Pogner-Strasse , Englschalking

(1933) Veit Pogner, goldsmith, figure from the Wagner opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Veit-Stoss-Strasse , Laim

(1904) Veit Stoss (1447–1533), Nuremberg sculptor

Veitshochheimer Weg , Aubing

(1957) Veitshöchheim , municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Würzburg

Veldener Strasse , Pasing

(1951) Velden am Wörther See , market town and climatic health resort in Carinthia

Veldensteinstrasse , Aubing

(1947) Veldenstein Castle , preserved medieval hilltop castle above Neuhaus an der Pegnitz about 50 kilometers northeast of Nuremberg

Giuseppe Verdi

Verdistraße , Obermenzing

(1945) Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Italian composer

Verhoevenstrasse , Neuperlach

(1981) Paul Verhoeven (1901–1975), German actor, director, theater director and author

Veronastrasse , Neuperlach

(2020) Verona , capital of the province of the same name in the northern Italian region of Veneto, twin city of Munich since 1960

Veroneser Strasse , Giesing

(1957) Veronese Mark , medieval dominion, the territory of which in fact encompassed the whole of northeast Italy and was given to the Duke of Bavaria as a fief

Veronikastraße , Waldtrudering

(1933) Veronika , female first name

Versailler Strasse , Steinhausen

(1900) Versailles , French city, 1871 place of the German imperial proclamation (reason for the street name)

Vesaliusstrasse , Allach

(1945) Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish anatomist and surgeon

Vestastraße , Lochhausen

(1955) Vesta , locomotive on the first Munich railway section

Veterinärstrasse , Maxvorstadt

(before 1812) Location of the Munich Veterinary School, opened in 1790, today the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Munich

Viebigplatz , Laim

(1968) Clara Viebig (1860–1952), German narrator, playwright and columnist

Viehofstrasse ,

(1879)

Vierheiligstrasse , Harlaching

(1928) Josef Vierheilig (1846–1925), Magistrate Council in Munich

Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Viktor-Scheffel-Strasse , Schwabing-West

(1903) Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886), German writer and poet

Viktoriaplatz , Schwabing-West

(1927) Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa (1840–1901), Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1888 as the wife of Frederick III. Queen of Prussia and German Empress

Viktoriastraße , Schwabing-West

(1893) see above

Viktualienmarkt , old town

(after 1807) food market ( Viktualien )

Villacher Strasse , Pasing

(1949) Villach , town in Carinthia, Austria

Vilniusstrasse , Moosach

(2007) Vilnius , capital of Lithuania

Vilshofener Strasse , Bogenhausen

(1906) Vilshofen on the Danube , town in Lower Bavaria

Vingerstrasse , Neuhadern

(1947) Vinger, old Munich councilor family

Vintschgauer Strasse , Giesing

(1906) Vinschgau , uppermost part of the Adige Valley in South Tyrol (Italy)

Vinzenz-Schüpfer-Strasse , Fürstenried

(1960) Vinzenz Schüpfer (1868–1955), professor and rector at the University of Munich

Vinzenz-von-Paul-Strasse , Berg am Laim

(2003) Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), French priest, saint of the Roman Catholic Church

Violenstrasse , Fürstenried

(1947) Violas , genus of plants in the violet family

Virchowstrasse , Schwabing

(1908) Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902), German pathologist, anthropologist, prehistorian and politician

Virgilstrasse , Berg am Laim

(1956) Virgil (* around 700–784), scholar of the early Middle Ages, holy bishop of the diocese of Salzburg and abbot of the St. Peter monastery

Viscardigasse (left)

Viscardigasse , old town

(1931) Giovanni Antonio Viscardi , (1645-1713), baroque architect popularly Drückebergergasse called

Voelderndorffstrasse , Schwabing-West

(1918) Otto Freiherr von Voelderndorff (1825–1899), German lawyer, Bavarian ministerial official as well as writer and specialist author

Vogelanger , Solln

(1938) old field name . Previously the street was called Steinstrasse .

Vogelhartstrasse , Milbertshofen

(1966) Vogelhar (d) t, landscape designation

Vogelloh , Allach-Untermenzing

(1947) old field name

Vogelweideplatz , Bogenhausen

(1900) Walther von der Vogelweide (around 1170 - around 1230) German-speaking poet of the Middle Ages

Vogelweidestrasse , Bogenhausen

(1899) see above

Vogesenstraße , Trudering

(1933) Vosges , low mountain range in eastern France

Voglerstrasse , Aubing

(1947) Georg Joseph Vogler (1749–1814), German composer, organist, conductor, priest, music teacher and music theorist

Voglmaierstrasse , Neuhadern

(1947) Vog (e) lmaier, Munich councilor family

Vohburger Strasse , Laim

(1912) Vohburg an der Donau , town in the Upper Bavarian district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Voitlweg , Lochhausen

(1966) Voitl, old house name

Voitstrasse , Moosach

(1928) August von Voit (1801–1870), German architect

Völckerstrasse , Freimann

(1931) Karl Ritter von Völcker (1864–1928), President of the Reich Railway Directorate in Munich

Volckmerstrasse , Giesing

(1899) Tobias Volckmer (1586–1659), mathematician, goldsmith, engraver and geodesist

Volkartstrasse , Neuhausen

(1891) Rudolf Volkart († 1465), scholar of theology and medicine

Volksgartenstrasse , Nymphenburg

(1914) Volksgarten , former amusement park

Vollmannstrasse , Bogenhausen

(1928) Remigius Vollmann (1861–1928), Bavarian senior teacher and local researcher

Vollmarstrasse , Harlaching

(1945) Georg von Vollmar (1850–1922), German politician

Volmstrasse , Pasing

(1961) Wilhelm Volm (1848–1915), Pasinger citizen and city councilor

Volpinistraße , Nymphenburg

(1904) Giuseppe Volpini (1670–1729), Italian sculptor and plasterer

Voltzweg , Solln

(1956)

Ludwig Gustav Voltz (1825–1911), painter and his brother

Johann Friedrich Voltz (1817–1886)

Von-der-Pfordten-Strasse , Laim

(1901) Ludwig Freiherr von der Pfordten (1811–1880), Bavarian and Saxon legal scholar and politician

Von-der-Tann-Strasse , Maxvorstadt

(1873) Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815–1881) Bavarian general of the infantry

Von-der-Vring-Strasse , Englschalking

(1984) Georg von der Vring (1889–1968), German writer and painter

Von-Erckert-Platz , Waldtrudering

(1937) Friedrich von Erckert (1869–1908), German officer in the Imperial Protection Force

Von-Erckert-Strasse , Waldtrudering

(1933) see above

August by Frays

Von-Frays-Strasse , Pasing

(1947) August von Frays (1790–1863), Bavarian major general, chamberlain and director of the court theater

Von-Goebel-Platz , Nymphenburg

(1935) Karl Immanuel von Goebel (1855–1932), German botanist

Von-Gravenreuth-Strasse , Waldtrudering

(1933) Karl von Gravenreuth (1858–1891), Bavarian-German officer and explorer

Von-Haller-Strasse , Allach-Untermenzing

(1955) Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), Swiss medic, doctor and naturalist, poet and science journalist

Von-Heydebreck-Strasse , Waldtrudering

(1933) Joachim von Heydebreck (1861–1914), Prussian lieutenant colonel

Von-Kahr-Strasse , Allach-Untermenzing

(1947) Gustav von Kahr (1833–1905), German administrative lawyer

Von-Knoeringen-Strasse , Neuperlach

(1973) Waldemar von Knoeringen (1906–1971), German politician

Von-Reuter-Strasse , Allach-Untermenzing

(1947) Eduard von Reuter (1855–1942), Bavarian construction officer

Vorderrißstrasse , garden city Trudering

(1921) Vorderriß , part of the municipality of Lenggries in the upper Isarwinkel in the Upper Bavarian district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Before Street , Allach-Untermenzing

(1947) Gustav Vorherr (1778–1847), German architect and Bavarian construction officer

Vorhoelzerstraße , Solln

(1956) Robert Vorhoelzer (1884–1954), architect and rector of the Technical University of Munich

Vosslerstrasse , Laim

(1953) Karl Vossler (1872–1949), German literary historian, Dante researcher and Romanist

Vossstrasse , Untergiesing

(1902) Johann Heinrich Voss (1751–1826), poet and translator of ancient authors

Vulpiusstrasse , Waldperlach

(1931) Christiane Vulpius (1765–1816), since 1806 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's wife

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names. 7th edition. Südwest-Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-517-08370-4
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names. 3. Edition. Ludwig Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-517-01986-0 .
↑ State capital Munich Editor: Vallettastraße. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Street renaming Veronastraße. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Vilniusstrasse. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
↑ State Capital Munich Editor: Vinzenz-von-Paul-Straße. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .
^ Hermann Sand : Sollner street names - Vogelanger. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 26, 2013 .

[Doll7-1] A ^b ^c Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names. 7th edition. Südwest-Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-517-08370-4

[Doll3-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv Hans Dollinger: The Munich street names. 3. Edition. Ludwig Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-517-01986-0 .

[3] State capital Munich Editor: Vallettastraße. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .

[4] State Capital Munich Editor: Street renaming Veronastraße. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .

[5] State Capital Munich Editor: Vilniusstrasse. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .

[6] State Capital Munich Editor: Vinzenz-von-Paul-Straße. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .

[7] Hermann Sand : Sollner street names - Vogelanger. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 26, 2013 .