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Oktoberfest ( German pronunciation: [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] ⓘ; Bavarian: Wiesn, Oktobafest) is the world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival, and is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, from mid- or late-September to the first Sunday in October, with more than six million international and national visitors attending th...
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May 17, 2024 · Oktoberfest, annual festival in Munich, Germany, held over a two-week period and ending on the first Sunday in October. The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
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Sep 22, 2023 · September 22, 2023. • 7 min read. Every year, millions of revelers descend on a tent-filled meadow in Munich to celebrate the love of long-ago Bavarian royals at a celebration known as...
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The famous words "O'zapft is" now have cult status. On September 26, 1980, a bomb exploded at the main entrance to the Oktoberfest, killing 13 people and injuring over 200 visitors. Among the victims was the assassin Gundolf Köhler himself. The Oktoberfest attack is considered one of the worst attacks in German history.
Munich's famous “Wiesn“ since 1810. Originally a stretch of grassland, now a large open space that is home to Oktoberfest. Theresienwiese was named after Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the wife of King Ludwig I. The couple got married on 12 October 1810.
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The Oktoberfest (also called Wiesn) is a German festival that takes place on the Theresienwiese, a public place in the center of Munich, Bavaria. It is every year, in late September and early October. It is a big social event. There is lots of eating and drinking.
Das Oktoberfest in München, mundartlich d’Wiesn, ist das weltweit größte Volksfest. Es wird seit 1810 jährlich auf der Theresienwiese in der bayerischen Landeshauptstadt ausgerichtet (mit Ausnahmen aufgrund von Kriegen oder Pandemien) und ist ein bedeutender Wirtschaftsfaktor für die Stadt.
