Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz should take place despite Corona - with some special features

Despite Corona: The Christmas market on Marienplatz in Munich should take place - and will also be extended.

The plan for the traditional market is set.

• A concept for the

  Christmas market

  on

  Marienplatz

  in Corona year 2020 was decided.

• Among other things, there will be an extension of the deadline and an enlargement of the market area in

  Munich

  .

• The

  coronavirus

  infection event should ultimately decide how it takes place.

Update October 13, 4.30 p.m.:

The traditional

should take place - if the

numbers allow.

The city council's economic committee decided on Tuesday.

The committee thus followed the suggestion of speaker

(CSU).

Accordingly, the market will

.

The feeders have the option of voluntarily

.

The city council has also decided

to enlarge

the area of

so that the corona-related distance rules can be observed.

The market will

stretch

from the

to the

and from the

to the

and

.

The local restaurants can

continue to operate

their

bar areas.

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The

and

are essential

.

A concept is to be developed for this, but there will always be larger

between the

.

Shops that sell food and drink will have to

cordon off

for

.

It can also still happen that the Christmas market is canceled after all.

The administration will make this

dependent on

the development of the

.

SPD city councilor Klaus Peter Rupp

said on Tuesday: “We as the SPD / Volt parliamentary group have worked hard to ensure that the Munich Christmas market can take place despite the corona pandemic.

We are very pleased that this tradition is allowed to continue this year.

The Christkindlmarkt is not only important for Munich residents, it also brings people from outside the city to the city.

That strengthens the retail trade. "

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Update October 12, 3:32 p.m.: Can

the

on

take place

despite

?

In view of the current

in

seems questionable whether the elaborated

, which is to be presented tomorrow, Tuesday (see original notification), can actually be implemented.

Mayor Dieter Reiter

(SPD) made a very realistic statement on Monday: “We have to see how they

develop

the

by then.

Nobody can say today whether it (the Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz, AdRed.) Will actually take place or not ”.

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Original notification from October 8th:

Munich -

had

already made

about the

in times of the

in

with our newspaper

.

“Of course it won't be like last year.

It is conceivable that there will be fewer stalls so that the paths are wider.

Or that the markets will be expanded spatially.

The market at Sendlinger Tor could be extended to Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße, that at Marienplatz to Stachus.

Everything is conceivable in order to guarantee distances and not risk crowds of people. ”The

was commissioned

to create

a

.

Munich: Christmas market on Marienplatz is to be extended despite Corona

That is now complete.

The

will propose to the city council on Tuesday (October 13th) that the municipal

on

from November 23rd to January 10th.

The

the other markets in the city should also be given the opportunity.

The

can decide for themselves whether they take

the offer.

The area of ​​the market on Marienplatz is also to be expanded - via

to

and into

.

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In order to give the market people a hand, the administration proposes

to reduce

the

by 50 percent.

The

is also to take on a

of the

of around 129,000 euros and

of 435,000 euros.

However, these plans assume that the

allows the markets to be held.

The bill, which the economic committee will deal with on Tuesday, states that the markets can also be canceled at short notice.

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Appropriate

required for implementation

.

Among other things, it is planned to maintain a

of at least five to ten meters

between the stands and on the paths

.

To ensure this, which must

the six-meter-wide

are reduced at Marienplatz, instead, should there more four meters wide

give.

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It is also being considered, the

increase.

It should ensure that distances are maintained and that

worn.

The

administration does not consider it possible to cap the

.

All businesses that sell food or beverages should have separate

with

.

The operators regulate access.

Similar regulations should also

apply to

the

on

from November 25th to December 23rd.

The

is also to be enlarged; here too, the

could be

reduced by half.

The concept envisages

without

, dividing the

into three

,

the number of market and catering stands, limiting the number of visitors and

without the

.

Economic advisor Clemens Baumgärtner

(CSU) said on request: “Economic success for the feeders, a safe implementation and a tasteful sight with culinary delights for the visitors are guaranteed by precise planning.

I'm looking forward to the Christmas market. "

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