Haidhausen is a suburb in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Germany

Germany

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. It is now part of the borough —or stadtbezirk

Stadtbezirk

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— number 5 Au-Haidhausen

Au-Haidhausen

Au-Haidhausen is the 5th borough of the German city of Munich, Bavaria. It is formed by the Au and Haidhausen districts.- Location :...

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Location

Haidhausen is located above the suburb Au

Au (Munich)

Au is a district in the south eastern plain tract of the German city of Munich in Bavaria. Au extends from the Deutsches Museum in the north and along the Isar up to Wittelsbacherbrücke in the south....

. The district is bordered to the north by Bogenhausen

Bogenhausen

Bogenhausen is the 13th borough of Munich, Germany. It is the geographically largest borough of Munich and comprises the city's north-eastern quarter, reaching from the Isar on the eastern side of the Englischer Garten to the city limits, bordering on Unterföhring to the north, Aschheim to the east...

, Berg am Laim

Berg am Laim

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 to the east, to the south by Au and to the west border of the district is delimited by the Isar river

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...

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The boundary of the zone runs north along the Prinzregentenstraße avenue

Prinzregentenstraße (Munich)

The Prinzregentenstraße in Munich is one of four royal avenues and runs parallel to Maximilianstraße and begins at Prinz-Carl-Palais, in the northeastern part of the Old Town...

 then west of the square Vogelweideplatz between the civic amenity site

Civic amenity site

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 and the tram depot on the railway track which forms the eastern border, where the entire track is still part of Haidhausen. In the south the Rosenheimer, Hoch, Rabl and Balanstraße streets form the border with Au. To the west there are the right banks of the Isar river.

History

Haidhausen was first mentioned in the year 808 under the name of haidhusir described in the documents as a settlement of small houses and a church.

Famous locals

• Erhard Paskura painter