Münchner Kindl

The official coat of arms figure of Munich is in silver escutcheon a sighted according to heraldic right monk with gold-rimmed black frock and red shoes, a red Eidbuch holding in his left hand, where the rights to the oath. Maybe it was at the Eidbuch originally to the municipal law book or a book of Gospels and in the Schwurhand a blessing hand. The monk points to an existing urban area on the monastery of monks on the back, according to a theory of the name Munich. For the etymology see history of Munich.

But the coat of arms figure of Munich is often referred to as the Münchner Kindl and displayed. Since the 16th century the city's coat of various artists ( unofficially ) was modified and presented differently. Here, the monk became increasingly verkindlicht and ultimately was in the 1920s from a boy a girl Münchner Kindl.

Shortly after the turn of the century broke in Munich literally from a Munich Kindl mania. The coat of arms figure graced countless logos. It was one of the most popular postcard views of Munich. Among the many artists represented, but in many everyday scenes recorded the Münchner Kindl usually in connection with beer and sights of the city of Munich were are particularly noteworthy Paul Otto Engelhard and upper Otto Meier.

" Brings life " to the Münchner Kindl was the first time the painter Kaspar Brown. He let the Münchner Kindl (shown as a boy ) get out of the coat of arms in his drawing from 1847. The 85 m high city hall tower is crowned by the Münchner Kindl, which was created by Anton Schmid, with his son Wiggerl ( Ludwig Schmid- Wildy ) was the model.

One finds the Münchner Kindl eg streetcar, manhole covers, postcards, beer mugs, beer bottles, or posters. Instead of Eidbuchs holds the Münchner Kindl on many representations today a beer mug and / or a radish in his hand.

Today's official Münchner Kindl, the coat of arms of the City of Munich is a graph of Eduard Ege.

The Münchner Kindl in person

The Münchner Kindl is the " hard ring München eV " called ( prior to 2001 the club was called " Tourist Festring München eV "). The "Hard Ring Munich " organized the collection of Wiesbaden hosts and the traditional costumes of the Munich Oktoberfest. Normally, the Münchner Kindl 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 knowledge of foreign languages ​​, good manners, and great background knowledge about Munich and Bavaria are advantageous.

On the first Sunday of the Oktoberfest in Munich a great costume and protecting moving the meadow hosts takes place. This costume parade leads the Munich Child sitting on a horse, dressed in a yellow and black Franciscan habit and a beer stein holding on. It then stands next to the mayor of Munich, when he opens the Oktoberfest with the keg tapping and the cry of " O'zapft is ".

In addition to these traditional tasks, the Münchner Kindl is invited on several occasions to represent the city of Munich to as an "ambassador ".

All other Münchner Kindl

Everyone in Munich infants whose parents and grandparents were born in Munich is called the Münchner Kindl.

Also, a Bavarian specialty spirits of the company Riemerschmid is called Münchner Kindl, of which there are three varieties:

• Upper Bavarian Mountain Gentian
• Bärwurz
• First old Bavarian potato schnapps

After Munich coat of arms figure also located in the Haidhausener Church Street Münchner Kindl brewery was named, which was acquired in 1905 by Unionsbräu.

A restaurant chain, which was built on Mallorca near the Ballermann beach was also so called.