Gollierplatz, Public square and park in Schwanthalerhöhe, Germany
Gollierplatz is a public square combining paved areas and green spaces in Munich's western district. St. Rupert Church and residential buildings frame the perimeter, creating an enclosed neighborhood center.
Named in 1897 after a Munich patrician family extinct since 1318, the square was laid out in 1892 after a city-extension competition as a geometric element of the Westend grid. Carl Hocheder's two-wing school (1889–1891) and Gabriel von Seidl's neo-Romanesque St. Rupert church (1901–1903) stand on the south side. After 1918, monumental apartment blocks by Ludwig Naneder and Theodor Fischer's brick Ledigenheim (1925–1927) replaced the picturesque layout with strict objectivity.
The square's name recalls a Munich patrician family, the Golliers, documented until about 1318; it has been used since 1897. The green space holds children's play equipment and a permanent table tennis table, and the Vier-Nymphen-Brunnen by Elmar Dietz stands in the eastern part.
The square sits centrally in the neighborhood with cycling paths and walking routes that are easily accessible on foot. Nearby shops, bakeries, and public transportation make the location convenient to reach.
The square's name recalls a Munich patrician family that died out around 1318; it has been used since 1897. The Metzeler rubber factory stood at Westendstraße and Trappentreustraße from 1880, and its sulphur emissions shaped life on the square until the plant closed in 1979.
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