The Mariahilfplatz is a town square on the right bank of the River Isar

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

 in the district of Au in Munich

Munich

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, Germany

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Centrally located in the suburb of Au, the Mariahilfplatz is a well visited and active place. One of the largest fairs in Munich, the Auer Dult

Auer Dult

The Auer Dult is a traditional annual market in Munich, Germany, taking place three times per year on the Mariahilfplatz in the Munich district of Au. The first fair of the year, the so-called Maidult is held in the first weekend of the month. The Jakobidult takes place in July and the...

, occurs here three times per year.

The square is dominated by the neo-gothic

Gothic Revival architecture

The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

 Mariahilfkirche (Mariahilf Church) which is situated right in the centre. East of the square behind the monastery of the School Sisters of Notre Dame

School Sisters of Notre Dame

School Sisters of Notre Dame is a worldwide order of Roman Catholic nuns devoted to primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Their life in mission centers on prayer, community life and ministry...

 is the Auer Mühlbach

Auer Mühlbach

Auer Mühlbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany....

 (Millstream of Au), one of the remaining brooks in Munich. Also at the Mariahilfplatz are the chief city administrative office, the public health office, the Maria-Hilf School, Police Department 21, REFUGIO Munich (a consultation and treatment centre for refugees and torture victims) and Neudeck, a prison for women and young people.

Transportation

South of the square is Ohlmüllerstraße (Ohlmüller street), which connects the west side of the Isar with Au and Giesing. Due to the nature of the city centre car parking spaces are often very hard to come by, particularly during the Auer Dult.

One can get to the Mariahilfplatz by public transport: Line 27 by tram stopping at Mariahilfplatz, Metrobus 52 stopping at Mariahilfplatz and Schweigerstraße (Schweiger Street), and bus 152 stopping at Schweigerstraße.

Surroundings

The following can be found neighbouring directly and indirectly:

• The Isar and its wetlands
• The Nockherberg
• The Paulaner
  Paulaner
  Paulaner is a German brewery, established in the early 17th century in Munich by the Minim friars of the Neudeck ob der Au cloister. The mendicant order and the brewery are named after Francis of Paola, the founder of the order....
  
   Brewery
• The Deutsches Museum
  Deutsches Museum
  The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of technology and science, with approximately 1.5 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology. The museum was founded on June 28, 1903, at a meeting of the Association...
  
   on the Museuminsel (Museum island)
• The Glockenbachviertel (left of the Isar)
• Gärtnerplatzviertel (left of the Isar)

External links

• meineStadt.de: Arrangements at the Mariahilfplatz
• Grundschule am Mariahilfplatz (Mariahilfplatz Primary School)
• REFUGIO München Mariahilfplatz 10