[Editor Bob]

Münchner Freiheit is the central hub of Schwabing and one of the busiest squares in the city. The Leopold, Herzog, and Feilitzsch streets all meet here. Prior to WWII the square was known as Feilitzsch Platz. During the final days of the war the Freiheitsaktion Bayern was one of the most influencial resistance groups. On 28th April, exactly 60 years ago, the group acquired two Munich radio towers and transmitted long messages urging people to reject the Nazi movement. Feilitzsch Platz was renamed Münchner Freiheit in honour of this resistance. 'Freiheit' is the German word for 'Freedom'. At 2pm on Wednesday 27.Apr.2005 a memorial service will be held at the square. Mayor Christian Ude will be in attendance.

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Photo by jamessmke

Incidently, there are two alternative spellings. Some say 'Münchner Freiheit' while others add an 'e' to make it 'Münchner Freiheit'. In recent years the city council officially decreed that the 'e' should be dropped. All street and U-Bahn maps now comply with this. The signs in the U-Bahn stations still include the 'e' because they were originally written this way and are too expensive to change. Despite the official spelling being otherwise, Google.de indicates that the 'e' version is more popular - 47,000 hits as opposed to 35,000.