Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Munchner Kindl, meaning Munich child in the Bavarian dialect, is the name of the symbol on the coat of arms of the city of Munich. The figure portrayed was originally a monk (or friar) holding a Bible, but by the 16th century it evolved in different portrayals into the figure of a small child wearing a pointed hood, often shown holding a beer mug and a radish. It has been theorized that the name for the city of Munich (Munchen in German) comes from the term Kloster von Monchen or Cloister for Monks due to the Imperial Abbey of Tegernsee - a Benedictine Monastery near which the original town of Munich was built

Archetype Friar Garb Kindl Monastic Munchner Pointed Symbolism

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