Munich child
The official coat of arms of Munich is in the silver coat of arms a monk looking heraldically to the right with a gold-rimmed black robe and red shoes, holding a red book of oaths in his left hand, and taking an oath in his right hand. It is possible that the oath book was originally a city law book or a book of gospels and the hand of the oath was a hand of blessing . The monk refers to an existing monastery of monks in the city , to which, according to one theory, the name Munich goes back. For etymology see history of Munich .
However, the heraldic figure of Munich is often referred to and depicted as the Münchner Kindl . Since the 16th century, the city coat of arms has been (unofficially) changed and depicted differently by various artists. The monk became more and more childish and the designation as Münchner Kindl was first recorded in 1727. Ultimately, in the 1920s, a boy became a girl, the Münchner Kindl.
Shortly after 1900 a Munich-Kindl mania broke out in Munich. The heraldic figure adorned countless logos. It was one of the most popular postcard motifs in Munich. Among the many artists who drew the Münchner Kindl in many everyday scenes, but mostly in connection with beer and sights of the city of Munich, Paul Otto Engelhard and Otto Obermeier deserve special mention.
The Munich child was first “brought to life” by the painter Kaspar Braun . He let the Münchner Kindl (represented as a boy) rise from the coat of arms in his drawing from 1847. The 85 m high town hall tower is crowned by the Münchner Kindl, which was created by Anton Schmid , whose son Wiggerl ( Ludwig Schmid-Wildy ) was the model.
One finds the Münchner Kindl z. B. on trams, manhole covers, postcards, beer mugs, beer bottles or posters. An F-train operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn ran between Frankfurt (Main) and Munich. Instead of the Eidbuch, the Münchner Kindl is holding a beer mug and / or a radish in his hand in many depictions today.
Today's official Münchner Kindl, the coat of arms of the state capital Munich is a graphic by Eduard Ege .
The Münchner Kindl in person
The Münchner Kindl is supported by the “Festring München e. V. ”(before 2001 the association was called“ Verkehrsverein Festring München e.V. ”). The “Festring München” organizes the entry of the Oktoberfest hosts and the costume parade for the Munich Oktoberfest . The Münchner Kindl is usually between 20 and 29 years old and often comes from the ranks of Munich (Oktoberfest) hosts, showmen and breweries. The Münchner Kindl is also referred to as the “ambassador” of Munich, which is why foreign language skills, good manners, and extensive background knowledge of Munich and Bavaria are advantageous. The then 17-year-old Ellis Kaut was chosen as the first official Munich child in 1938.
On the first Saturday of the Munich Oktoberfest, there is a large costume and rifle parade of the Oktoberfest hosts. The Munich child leads this costume parade sitting on a horse, clad in a yellow and black Franciscan habit and holding a mug . It is then next to the Lord Mayor of Munich when he starts the Oktoberfest by tapping the keg and shouting “ O'zapft is! “Opened.
In addition to these traditional tasks, the Münchner Kindl is invited to various occasions to represent the city of Munich as an “ambassador”.
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All other Munich children
Everyone born in Munich is called a Münchner Kindl.
A Bavarian spirits specialty from the Riemerschmid company is also known as Münchner Kindl, of which there are three types:
- Upper Bavarian mountain gentian
- Bärwurz
- First old Bavarian potato schnapps
The Münchner-Kindl-Brauerei in Haidhausener Kirchenstrasse , which was taken over by Unionsbräu in 1905, is named after Munich's coat of arms .
A long-distance express train of the Deutsche Bundesbahn was called “ Münchner Kindl ” .
A chain of restaurants that was built on Mallorca near the Ballermann beaches was also called this.
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Individual evidence
- ^ House of Bavarian History ( Memento from December 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Corinna Erhard: The Münchner Kindl on the town hall - who was the model? In: Corinna Erhard: Munich in 50 answers. München-Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-937090-57-3 , p. 16.
- ↑ Pumuckl inventor: Ellis Kaut is dead. In: sueddeutsche.de . September 24, 2015, accessed February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Maria is the new Munich child. On tz .de. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ A Munich child from family tradition. In: tz .de. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Ostler is the niece of Helene Münchhalfen (1981–1983) and the great niece of Traudi Kustermann (before 1972)
- ↑ Münchner Kindl. In: Munich Lexicon. On pomki.de. Retrieved February 8, 2016.