Munich weekly markets

Farmer's market on Mangfallplatz
in Munich- Harlaching , 2006

The Munich weekly markets are markets for food and flowers that are held on individual days of the week and take place at various locations throughout the Munich city area.

General

Under the direction of Markthallen München, 41 weekly , farmers and organic markets with over 120 dealers from the entire food sector supply the population in the city districts with fresh food once or twice a week.

history

At the end of the 1950s there was a great housing shortage in Munich. Despite the rebuilding of the city after the Second World War , around 60,000 additional apartments were urgently needed. Between 1960 and 1970 Munich's population increased by around 300,000. As a consequence of this housing shortage, large new districts have been built since the early 1960s (including Neuperlach , Fürstenried , Hasenbergl , Blumenau and Neuaubing ). Soon, however, complaints were made about the inadequate infrastructure. Mainly there was a lack of kindergartens, schools, public transport and shopping opportunities.

Since the permanent food markets ( Elisabethmarkt , Pasinger Viktualienmarkt , Viktualienmarkt and Wiener Markt ) were well received by the people of Munich, the idea came about not to install permanent food markets in the underserved parts of the city, which are very expensive to maintain to set up half-day or full-day markets that should take place once or twice a week in the affected areas. These markets should be supplied by mobile producers or market traders, who should supply the Munich population with food and flowers as well as goods from the non-food sector; however, a dult atmosphere should be avoided. It was hoped that these markets would bring “a pleasant revitalization of the outskirts and the formation of smaller, varied and colorful centers of life” , as stated in the fundamental decision of the city council . Since new territory was broken with the introduction of this new type of market and it was not yet possible to foresee how the new facilities would prove themselves, the city was initially unable to make itself the sponsor of these markets and create the market administration required in this case. Rather, the solution was found that the Bavarian State Association of Showmen and Market Merchants eV should initially be the carrier of the weekly markets for a trial year. In the course of the trial year, it should be observed how the markets develop, so that the city could then decide to refuse to continue operating, if necessary, to allow additional markets or to operate them on its own. Due to the success of the trial year, the city decided on the latter solution, as it feared an uncontrolled expansion of private markets, which could lead to a negative impact on the quality of living or unsustainable competition for retailers in the city districts.

On May 20, 1969, the first weekly market was opened on Plettstrasse in Neuperlach. In the days that followed, the markets followed on Berner Strasse in Fürstenried-Ost, on Wellenkampstrasse in Hasenbergl and on Graubündener Strasse in Fürstenried-West. The markets were extremely well received by the local population. After the probationary year, the market administration took over the wholesale market hall, a municipal operation that already had many years of experience in the administration of fixed food markets.

On February 2, 1989, the local committee decided on an innovation in the field of weekly markets. From the spring of the same year, farmers' markets were to be set up as purely self- sufficient markets for the first time - initially on a trial basis - under the roof of the Munich weekly markets . In the interests of the city's connection with the surrounding area, it seemed appropriate and correct to provide farmers in the city with a marketing area for their regional products. In addition, in contrast to professional market traders, self-producers are not able to go to the market on a daily basis because of their ties to the company. The Farmer 's Market in Munich, founded by the Bavarian Farmers' Association, was established as the bearer of this new type of market .

administration

The Munich weekly markets are managed by the Markthallen München , which is owned by the City of Munich. The use of the weekly markets depends on the market regulations . The rent for a stand depends on the length of the sales vehicle / stand. In addition, there are proportionate costs for snow removal, electricity, etc. The farmers' markets manage themselves independently. In contrast to market participants at the weekly markets, a farmer's market supplier must be a self-producer and a member of the farmers' market association.