Because of a petition against the district coat of arms, the discussion about the Mohren has also flared up in the region.
It appears in some places.
It stays that way, according to those affected.
The Mohr as namesake of places and hotels, the Mohr in coat of arms: Racist?
Or historically underpinned and part of the identity?
This discussion has also reached the region.
A petition to the Bavarian state parliament demands: The Mohr must disappear from the district coat of arms.
The district administrator rejects this.
Just like the mayor of Mittenwald - even if his coat of arms is not directly affected by the petition.
But the moor does not only have a permanent place in the two coats of arms.
He appears in other places in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Nobody wants to change anything.
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The Hotel Drei Mohren in Garmisch-Partenkirchen has been named after him since 1820.
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Hotel Drei Mohren in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Debate with those affected
Hotel Drei Mohren in the Partenkirchen district:
Martin Ortlieb's family has been running the Hotel Drei Mohren for 35 years, and since 1820 it has stood where it is today and is called as it is called today.
Of course you depend on it, says the managing director.
But that alone is not an argument for him.
"We have given a lot of thought." Whether one might have to change the name.
The family also talked to guests.
“Most consider it superfluous.” Ortlieb asks himself whether it would not also be racist to simply delete the Mohren - especially if he was referring to the hospitality of the Moors, for example.
Positively taken, without any racist background.
In any case, he finds it strange to lead the debate among "whites" and without those affected.
If they feel attacked - no question about it, the name has to go, including the hotel coat of arms with three moors.
He generally considers a single action to be of little use.
"If so, the Mohr has to disappear everywhere."
Church of St. Anna in Wamberg: coat of arms part of the story
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Two Moors are also an integral part of the coat of arms of the Church of St. Anna.
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St. Anna:
Two Moors also adorn the coat of arms of the Wamberger Church, they too go back to the diocese of Freising.
No problem for Josef Angelbauer.
“This is by no means a negative thing.
That has history.
Should you rewrite it? "
Mohrenplatz in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Name in no way racially occupied
Mohrenplatz in the Garmisch district:
Ute Leitner doesn't know exactly why Mohrenplatz bears his name.
But the spokeswoman for the market makes one thing clear: "The Moor is not meant to be racist or degrading - in any way." As far as she knows, there have never been any considerations about renaming the square.
But the debate offers a good opportunity to exemplify the topic for the cultural advisory board so that it can clarify the origin of the name.
The “Fischers Mohrenplatz” tavern is also on Mohrenplatz.
But owner Andreas Fischer could not be reached for a statement on Tuesday.