Luitpoldhügel, Summit in Schwabing-West, Germany

The Luitpoldhügel is a 37 meter high hill within the Luitpoldpark in Schwabing-West that offers views across surrounding Munich districts. The artificially raised mound is a green space with paths leading to its summit.

After World War II, this hill was constructed from rubble of buildings destroyed during air raids that heavily damaged Munich. The mound emerged as part of the city's post-war reconstruction phase.

The summit cross carries the inscription "Betet und gedenket all der unter den Bergen von Trümmern Verstorbenen!", which caused so many misunderstandings that a plaque near the summit now explains the dead of the bombing war lie in Munich's cemeteries, not in the hill. The steel stele by sculptor Heinrich Altmann, dated 3.5.1958 at the foot of the shaft, replaced an earlier wooden cross with the same text.

The hill becomes a sledding destination when snow falls, popular with families and children enjoying its slopes. The location is easily accessible on foot and free to visit.

The summit cross is not wood but a stele of coarse-grained steel by sculptor Heinrich Altmann, with a cast bronze plate whose relief letters leave small hollows in the surface. Engraved at the foot of the shaft are the words "O HERR GIB IHNEN DIE EWIGE RUHE DAS KREUZ IST GEWEIHT 3.5.1958". A nearby panel corrects a common misreading: the bomb victims are buried in Munich's cemeteries, not in the hill.